atmosphere; atmospheres.
atmospheric.
automated teller machine
asynchronous transfer mode: used in digital communications, etc
text messaging at the moment
What else does ATM mean? In the world of personal banking, ATM is an abbreviation for automated teller machine. In digital communication, ATM is short for at the moment, usually written in lowercase as atm. How is ATM pronounced?[ ey-tee-em ]What are some other forms of ATM?atmWhat are some other words related to ATM?cashpointrnwyd
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Pro tip: Bring cash for the cover charge, or plan to use the on-site ATM.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Once I went into the ATM corner, my throat felt scratchy, almost numb."
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Among victims, authorities say, was an 83-year-old man who went to an ATM in the 2100 block of Colorado Boulevard around noon Jan. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
The selloff began after Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool could automate the modernization of COBOL, a decades-old programming language that underpins most ATM transactions and in-person credit card swipes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Then he walked over to the ATM machine, and to the night safe, set in the side of the wall, and inspected them.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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
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
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