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ATM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ATM mean? 

ATM (noun)
  The noun ATM has 3 senses:

1. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigradeplay

2. a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as dataplay

3. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is usedplay

  Familiarity information: ATM used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

atm; atmosphere; standard atmosphere; standard pressure

Hypernyms ("atm" is a kind of...):

pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atm"):

s.t.p.; STP (standard temperature and pressure)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

asynchronous transfer mode; ATM

Context example:

ATM is used for both LAN and WAN

Hypernyms ("ATM" is a kind of...):

data communication; digital communication (electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers))


Sense 3

Meaning:

An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ATM; automated teller; automated teller machine; automatic teller; automatic teller machine; cash dispenser; cash machine

Hypernyms ("ATM" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)


 Context examples 


ATM interactor (823 aa, ~88 kDa) is encoded by the human ATMIN gene.

(ATM Interactor, NCI Thesaurus)

MLH1 is part of the multi-subunit BASC repair complex containing ATM, BLM, MSH2, MSH6, BRCA1, the RAD50/MRE11/NBS1 complex, and the RFC1/RFC2/RFC4 complex.

(MLH1 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

If genome damage has occurred, activated DNA-PK/ATM/ATR kinases inactivate Cdc2/cycB by two channels.

(Negative Regulation of G2 to M Transition, NCI Thesaurus)

Another related factor involved in the response of cells to DNA damage is the kinase ATM.

(Cancer Susceptibility Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Defects in the ATM gene cause ataxia telangiectasia and contribute to certain cancers such as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

(ATM wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes ATM interactor protein, is involved in both DNA damage response and cell survival.

(ATMIN wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

ATM activation by ionizing radiation damage to DNA stimulates DNA repair and blocks progression through the cell cycle.

(ATM Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Serine phosphorylation by ATM is linked to S-phase checkpoint activation.

(Nibrin, NCI Thesaurus)

Ataxia telangiectasia is a disease that is resultant from mutations in the ATM gene, which is a cell cycle checkpoint gene.

(Genomic Instability, NCI Thesaurus)

ATM encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase and mutations of the gene are associated with ataxia telangiectasia and contribute to certain cancers such as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

(Iniparib, NCI Thesaurus)



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