ATM
Sayay-tee-EMUS/ˌeɪ ti ˈɛm/UK/ˌeɪ tiː ˈɛm/
PluralATMs
PluralATMs
- 1Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. People say each letter: A-T-M.
I need to get some cash from the ATM after school.
The ATM at the mall was out of order again.
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- 2Initialism of at the moment. Used in texts and online chat to mean right now.
It's snowing a lot here ATM, so school might close early.
I'm reading a really good book ATM. Want to borrow it when I finish?
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- 3A short way of writing atmosphere, a unit used to measure pressure.
The gauge on the tank showed 3 atm.
The air pressure at the beach is close to 1 atm.
- 4A person or thing that people get a lot of money from.
My brother acts like our parents are his personal ATM.
The small town pays the most taxes and feels like the state's ATM.
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- 5Initialism of ass to mouth. A rude term used in pornography.
Some actors refuse to do ATM in their films.
The adult website lets users hide any video that shows ATM.
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- 6Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode. Used when talking about computer and phone networks.
- 7Initialism of at the market. Used in business, often in the phrase ATM offering.
- 8Initialism of air traffic management. Used when talking about guiding planes in the sky.
- 9Initialism of active traffic management. Used when talking about busy roads.
- 10Initialism of Adobe Type Manager. It is the name of a computer program for fonts.
- 11Initialism of advanced traffic management. Used about technology that watches and controls traffic.
- 12Initialism of amateur telescope maker. Used about people who build their own telescopes.
- 13Initialism of air traffic movement. Used when counting flights at an airport.
- 14Initialism of available ton mile. Used when measuring how much cargo space a carrier offers.
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Origin
It comes from the English word atmosphere.