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    ATM
    abbreviation
    (used in digital communications) at the moment. Also atm
  • atm.
    atm.
    abbreviation
    atmosphere; atmospheres.
Synonyms

ATM

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. (used in digital communications) at the moment. Also atm

  2. automated-teller machine.


atm. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. atmosphere; atmospheres.

  2. atmospheric.


atm. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Also: at.. atmosphere (unit of pressure)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ATM 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. automated teller machine

  2. asynchronous transfer mode: used in digital communications, etc

  3. text messaging at the moment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ATM Cultural  
  1. An abbreviation for a utomated t eller m achine. This is a computer terminal that takes the place of a human bank teller and allows the user to access basic bank services, such as making deposits and cash withdrawals from remote locations, twenty-four hours a day.


Usage

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Unavailable services include card payments, transfers, ATM withdrawals, currency exchange, and stock trading, according to Revolut’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A little queue had formed at the station ATM, where commuters were withdrawing cash to buy physical transit cards so they could get on the train.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

If you are concerned about constantly transferring money from the United States and paying foreign transaction and/or ATM fees, international direct deposit could be more convenient.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"It's one dimensional. It's an ATM machine," said Iovine, who has worked with everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Tupac Shakur, in an interview this February.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Yeah, I’m going to stop by the ATM after school.”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

D'Aubuisson's formula would have given p1 - p = 0.284 atm., and M. Arson's would have given p1 - p = 0.4329 atm.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

In practice steam can be raised from cold water to 3 atm. pressure—45 lb. per square inch—in twenty minutes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

In daily practice, when it is only necessary to raise steam in boilers already full of hot water, the full pressure of 7 to 8 atm. is obtained in from twenty to twenty-five minutes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

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