Definition
Automated Teller Machine; a computerized device that allows bank customers to access their accounts and perform transactions without human assistance.
Etymology
Acronym formed from 'Automated Teller Machine,' coined in the late 1960s. 'Teller' comes from Middle English 'tellere,' meaning 'one who counts,' from 'tell' in its archaic sense of counting. The first ATM was installed in London in 1967.
Kelly Says
ATMs revolutionized banking by making money accessible 24/7, but they also changed our relationship with currency—suddenly money became more abstract, just numbers on a screen. The original ATM inventor, John Shepherd-Barron, got the idea from chocolate vending machines, imagining a machine that could dispense money just as easily as candy.
Translations
ARالعربية
صندوق آلي
sah-NOOK ah-lee
CSČeština
bankomat
bahn-koh-MAHT
DADansk
hæveautomat
hah-veh ah-toh-mah-t
DEDeutsch
Geldautomat
gelt ah-toh-mah-t
FISuomi
pankkiautomaatti
pahng-kee-ah-toh-mah-tee
FRFrançais
DAB
deh ah beh
HEעברית
כספומט
kah-soo-FOH-maht
HUMagyar
bankautomata
bahn-koh ah-toh-mah-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
ATM
ah-tee-ehm
ITItaliano
ATM
ah-tee-ehm
KKKK
банкомат
bahn-koh-MAHT
MSBahasa Melayu
ATM
ah-tee-ehm
MYမြန်မာ
အိတ်အမ်
eh-tee-em
NLNederlands
pinautomaat
pee-NAH-toh-mah-t
NONorsk
minibank
mee-nee-bahngk
PLPolski
bankomat
bahn-koh-MAHT
PTPortuguês
ATM
ah-tee-ehm
RORomână
bancomat
bahn-koh-MAHT
RUРусский
банкомат
bahn-koh-MAHT
SVSvenska
bankomat
bahn-koh-MAHT
SWKiswahili
ATM
ah-tee-ehm
UKУкраїнська
банкомат
bahn-koh-MAHT
URاردو
ایٹی ایم
eh-tee-em
VITiếng Việt
máy rút tiền tự động
mah-y rooht thee-en too dohng