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ATA

ATA 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.). Also the initialism of anti-transglutaminerase antibody.

Noun

ATA (uncountable)

  1. 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.)

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ata

Ata

  1. A Papuan language spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ata

Ata

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

Also used as

ATA is also the initialism of anti-transglutaminerase antibody.

ATA is also the initialism of American Taekwondo Association.

ATA is also the initialism of American Tennis Association.

ATA is also the initialism of Allen Telescope Array.

ATA is also the initialism of American Telemedicine Association.

ATA is also the initialism of Automotive Technician Accreditation.

Synonyms of ATA

All synonyms of ATA

Forms of ATA

pluralATAs

Origin of ATA

AT + attachment

Words formed from ATA

Phrases with ATA

Questions about ATA

What does ATA mean?
ATA means 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.).
What part of speech is ATA?
ATA can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ATA?
The plural of ATA is ATAs.

Words near ATA in the dictionary

  1. at-ten-shun
  2. at-will
  3. at-will employment
  4. at. wt.
  5. AT1
  6. ATA
  7. ATA-100
  8. ATA-133
  9. ATA-33
  10. ATA-66
  11. atabal

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