ATA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

English

Etymology 1

AT + attachment

Noun

ATA (uncountable)

1. (computing) Advanced Technology Attachment; a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. (Renamed PATA when SATA came into existence to more clearly distinguish the two.)

Synonyms

• AT Attachment
• Advanced Technology Attachment
• IDE
• Integrated Device Electronics
• Integrated Drive Electronics

Coordinate terms

• EIDE

Derived terms

• PATA
• SATA
• ATA-33, ATA-66, ATA-100, ATA-133

See also

• SCSI
• iSCSI
• SAS
• ESDI

Etymology 2

Initialism of American Taekwondo Association.

Proper noun

ATA

1. (martial arts) American Taekwondo Association; a company founded by the late Heung Ung Lee. Dedicated to teaching Tradional Taekwondo (Songahm style) to people from Tiny Tiger-hood (ages 4-6) to Junior-hood (ages 7-17) to Senior-hood (18-?).

Anagrams

• AAT, TAA, taa