asynchronous transfer mode

Definitions of asynchronous transfer mode
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: ATM
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    type of:
    data communication, digital communication
    electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
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