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Automated Teller Machine
An automated teller machine (ATM) or cash machine (in British English) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff. ATMs are known by a variety of names, including automatic teller machine (ATM) in the United States (sometimes redundantly as "ATM machine"). In Canada, the term ''automated banking machine'' (ABM) is also used, although ATM is also very commonly used in Canada, with many Canadian organizations using ATM over ABM. In British English, the terms ''cashpoint'', ''cash machine'' and ''hole in the wall'' are most widely used. Other terms include ''any time money'', ''cashline'', ''tyme machine'', ''cash dispenser'', ''cash corner'', ''bankomat'', or ''bancomat''. ATMs that are not operated by a financial i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATM 750x1300
ATM or atm often refers to: * Atmosphere (unit) or atm, a unit of atmospheric pressure * Automated teller machine, a cash dispenser or cash machine ATM or atm may also refer to: Computing * ATM (computer), a ZX Spectrum clone developed in Moscow in 1991 * Adobe Type Manager, a computer program for managing fonts * Accelerated Turing machine, or Zeno machine, a model of computation used in theoretical computer science * Alternating Turing machine, a model of computation used in theoretical computer science * Asynchronous Transfer Mode, a telecommunications protocol used in networking ** ATM adaptation layer ** ATM Adaptation Layer 5 Media * ''Amateur Telescope Making'', a series of books by Albert Graham Ingalls * ATM (2012 film), ''ATM'' (2012 film), an American film * ''ATM: Er Rak Error'', a 2012 Thai film * ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'', a 2007 Indian film * ATM (song), "ATM" (song), a 2018 song by J. Cole from ''KOD'' People and organizations * Abiding Truth Ministries, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther George Simjian
Luther George Simjian (January 28, 1905October 23, 1997) was an Armenian-American inventor and entrepreneur. A prolific and professional inventor, he held over 200 patents, mostly related to optics and electronics. His most significant inventions were a pioneering flight simulator, arguably the first Automated teller machine, ATM and improvement to the teleprompter. Early life Simjian was born in Gaziantep, Aintab, Ottoman Empire to Armenians, Armenian parents on January 28, 1905. His father, George, was an insurance broker working for an Austrian company. His mother, Josephine (''née'' Zaharian) died when he was only a few months old. His father later remarried and he had two half-sisters. Simjian lived in Aintab until the age of nine. In 1915, during the Armenian genocide, the Simjian family fled to Aleppo, Syria, only to return to Aintab in 1920. His stepmother and half-sisters were killed in Marash. Simjian fled to Beirut, then to France and eventually to the United States by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
