Last year, total withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) in the UK reached 180 billion pounds - an average of 5,702 pounds per second. Also known as cash machines and 'holes in the wall' in Britain, the ATM has risen to become a feature on almost every high street. Its genesis is disputed. Some claim that in 1939, a Luther George Simjian patented an early prototype for a forerunner of what is now Citicorp bank But, after six months, the bank reported little demand for the new invention.
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机译：去年，英国自动柜员机（ATM）的总提款额达到1800亿英镑-平均每秒5702英镑。自动取款机在英国也被称为自动取款机和“墙上的洞”，已经成为几乎所有大街上的特色。它的起源是有争议的。有人声称，1939年，路德·乔治·辛坚（Luther George Simjian）为现在的花旗银行的先行者申请了早期原型的专利，但是六个月后，该银行表示对新发明的需求很小。
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