ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does asynchronous transfer mode mean? 

• ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (noun)
  The noun ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("asynchronous transfer mode" is a kind of...):

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