Meanings
ATA1
- 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
plural ATAs
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Ata3
- A Papuan language spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea.
Ata4
- 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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Cite this entry
ATA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATA
“ATA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATA. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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