Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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asynchronous transfer mode[‚a¦siŋ·krə·nəs ′tranz·fər ‚mōd]
A high-speed packet-switching technology based on cell-oriented switching and multiplexing that uses 53-byte packets to transfer different types of information, such as voice, video, and data, over the same communications network at different speeds. Abbreviated ATM.