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au⋅to⋅mat⋅ed-tell⋅er machine

[aw-tuh-mey-tid tel-er]
–noun
an electronic banking machine that dispenses cash, accepts deposits, and performs other services when a customer inserts a plastic card and pushes the proper coded buttons. Abbreviation: ATM
Also called automated teller, automatic-teller machine, cash machine, money machine.


Origin:
1980–85
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au·to·mat·ed teller machine   (ô'tə-mā'tĭd)
n.   Abbr. ATM
An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services. Also called automatic teller machine, cash machine, money machine.
automatic teller machine  
n.   Abbr. ATM
See automated teller machine.
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