Meaning of atm In English

• 0 abbreviation for at the moment: used for example on social media and in text messages:

  • I'm busy atm.

• 1 abbreviation for automated teller machine: a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, shop, etc. from which you can take money out of your bank account using a special card:

  • Is there an ATM near here? I need to get some money out.

• 2 abbreviation for automated/automatic teller machine (= a machine from which you can get money by using a special card)

• 3 abbreviation for automated/automatic teller machine: a machine, usually outside a bank, which customers can use to get money out or manage their account by using a plastic card together with a PIN (= a secret number):

  • an ATM card/machine

  • ATM charges/transactions/withdrawals Most banks now offer free ATM transactions.

• 4 abbreviation for Asynchronous Transfer Mode: a way of sending data from one computer to another