what <am> & <pm> stands for?

Answer 1

AM” stands for the Latin phrase Ante Meridiem —which means “before noon”—and “PM” stands for Post Meridiem : “after noon.” Although digital clocks routinely label noon “12:00 PM” you should avoid this expression not only because it is incorrect, but because many people will imagine you are talking about midnight instead. The same goes for “12:00 AM.” Just say or write “noon” or “midnight” when you mean those precise times.

It is now rare to see periods placed after these abbreviations: “A.M.” , but in formal writing it is still preferable to capitalize them, though the lower-case “am” and “pm” are now so popular they are not likely to get you into trouble.

Occasionally computer programs encourage you to write “AM” and “PM” without a space before them, but others will misread your data if you omit the space. The nonstandard habit of omitting the space is spreading rapidly, and should be avoided in formal writing.

Answer 2

The 12 hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (a.m., from Latin, literally "before the middle of the day", idiomatically "approaching midday") and post meridiem (p.m., "past midday").

Answer 3

i think it standes for am = after midnight and pm = pre midnight or am = morning and pm = night

Answer 4

AM is for the AFTER MATH of the PM PREVIOUS MIDNIGHT....Like I drank alot at midnight and in the AM I have a hangover!!!!...lol..... Gotta love it!!!!

Dahrma

Answer 5

am is morning pm is afternoon haha

Answer 6

AMOONPROMISEDME!