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ata

/ˈɑtə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ata
IPA
/ˈɑtə/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.)

Uncountable

noun

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British usage

name

Initialism of Alberta Teachers' Association, a trade union in Alberta.

Canadian usage

Etymology

AT + attachment

Usage

Inflected Forms

ATAs (plural)

Derived Forms

PATA SATA

Phrases

ATA-33 ATA-66 ATA-100 ATA-133 Wiktionary’s coverage of Pele-Ata terms Wiktionary’s coverage of Ata terms

Frequently Paired Words

SCSI iSCSI SAS ESDI EIDE Wiktionary’s coverage of Pele-Ata terms Wiktionary’s coverage of Ata terms

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

gotta mata lotta sonata janata plata regatta cotta fatah terracotta ricotta renata

Questions

How do you pronounce ata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑtə/.
What does ata mean?
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.)
Where does ata come from?
AT + attachment

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