ATA

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noun

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.)

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Meanings

ATA1

nounATA (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAdvanced 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

ATA2

nounATA (plural ATAs)

plural ATAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of anti-transglutaminerase antibody.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of American Taekwondo Association.
  2. abbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of American Tennis Association.
  3. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of Allen Telescope Array.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of American Telemedicine Association.
  5. UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Automotive Technician Accreditation.
  6. CanadaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Alberta Teachers' Association, a trade union in Alberta.

Ata3

proper noun

Ata4

proper noun
  1. A nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoken in Negros Island in the Visayas region of the Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAdvanced 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.)

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APA

ATA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATA

MLA

“ATA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ATA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATA.

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