ATO

ATO may stand for:Abort to Orbit, one of the Space Shuttle abort modesAir Training Officer, a former position at the United States Air Force AcademyAir Traffic Organization, a FAA terminologyAlpha Tau Omega, an American student fraternityAlternative Trading Organization (ATO) - a non-governmental organization focusing on Fair Trade exports from developing countries to developed countries.Ammunition Technical Officer, a designation in the British Armed ForcesAtmos Energy Corporation's ticker symbol on the New York Stock ExchangeAustralian Taxation Office, the Australian government agency which collects taxes and enforces taxation legislationAuthority To OperateAutomatic Throw Over (Switch) - equipment which allows for the transfer of electric power from a normal line to an alternate line if the normal line has an outage.Automatic train operationAutomatic Top Off System - for aquariumsATO Records, a record labelAssisted take offAssemble To Order, see also configure-to-orderThe Amtrak station code for the railroad station at Atco, New Jersey.Allowed Time OffAntimony Tin OxideAir Tasking Order (Air Force)
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v. tie, bind, fasten with a rope or cord

v. tie, bind, fasten; shackle

n. (Port.=acto) act, action, recording, ceremony

n. act

v. tie, bind, fasten, bandage

telephones reacting automatically sending callers to relevant departments and taking orders automatically.