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ATO

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Australian Taxation Office.
  2. Acronym of assisted take-off.
  3. Initialism of automatic train operation.
  4. Acronym of ammunition technical officer.
  5. Acronym of anti-terrorist operation.
  6. Acronym of abort to orbit.
  7. Initialism of account take over.

Equivalents

Portuguêsato

Examples

“Trains running through the Thameslink 'Core' in central London are using Automatic Train⟳ Operation (ATO) with European Train⟳ Control⟳ System (ETCS) in regular service. [...] Using ATO will enable GTR to reach⟳ the intended 24 trains per hour target⟳ between St Pancras International and Blackfriars.”
“Interestingly, the nature of the available stolen data means the typical victim of an ATO attack varies slightly depending on whether a bank or a retailer is under attack.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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