Definition of asynchronous transfer mode - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

telecom method

TECH.

cell-based scheme sending voice, information, and video over fast lines

TECH.

Asynchronous transfer mode carried voice, data, and video across the campus network.
The company upgraded its network backbone to support asynchronous transfer mode.
Asynchronous transfer mode allowed the carrier to guarantee quality of service for video.

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French:mode de transfert asynchrone, ...
German:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ...
Italian:modalità di trasferimento asincrono, ...
Spanish:modo de transferencia asíncrono, ...
Portuguese:ATM, ...
Chinese:异步传输模式, ...
Japanese:非同期転送モード, ...
Arabic:وَضْع النَّقْل غَيْر الْمُتَزَامِن, ...
Hebrew:מַצַּב הַעֲבָרָה א-סִינְכְרוֹנִי, ...
Russian:асинхронный режим передачи, ...
Ukrainian:асинхронний режим передавання, ...
Hindi:असिंक्रोनस ट्रांसफर मोड, ...
Bengali:অ্যাসিনক্রোনাস ট্রান্সফার মোড, ...
Catalan:mode de transferència asíncrona, ...
Czech:asynchronní přenosový režim, ...
Danish:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ...
Dutch:telecommunicatiestandaard voor asynchrone gegevensoverdracht, ...
Greek:λειτουργία ασύγχρονης μεταφοράς, ...
Hungarian:aszinkron átviteli mód, ...
Khmer:បច្ចេកទេសបញ្ជូនទិន្នន័យជាប្លុកតូចៗមិនសមកាលកម្ម, ...
Korean:비동기 전송 방식, ...
Persian:انتقال ناهمزمان, ...
Polish:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ...
Portuguese (BR):Modo de Transferência Assíncrona, ...
Romanian:mod de transfer asincron, ...
Swedish:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ...
Thai:แอสิงโครนัส ทรานสเฟอร์ โหมด, ...
Turkish:Asenkron Transfer Modu, ...
Vietnamese:chế độ truyền tải không đồng bộ, ...

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