ata

Definitions

noun
(written as ATA)
hard disk drive technology in which the controller is part of the disk drive rather than being part of the main computer or located on the motherboard.
acronymIDE
(written as ATA)
noun a popular standard for a hard disk drive controller unit that allows data transfer rates up to 4.1MBps and can support two hard disk drives on each controller; enhanced versions of the IDE standard provide more flexibility and speed (also known as AT Attachment – ATA – interface)

(written as ATA)
Abbreviation of advanced technology attachment, or AT attachment. The formal name the American National Standards Institute has given to integrated drive electronics, or IDE. It is a widely utilized disk and tape drive interface in which the controller is integrated into the disk, disc, or tape drive itself, which simplifies connection. There are enhanced versions, such as Fast ATA or Ultra ATA. Also called ATA interface.
Abbreviation of Integrated Drive electronics, Integrated Drive Electronics interface, or Intelligent Drive Electronics. A widely utilized disks and tape drive interface in which the controller is integrated into the disk, disc, or tape drive itself, which simplifies connection. There are enhanced versions, such as Fast IDE. Also called IDE interface. The American National Standards Institute formally calls it advanced technology attachment, or AT attachment.

(written as ATA)
American Theatre Association. A former US theater organization, basedin Washington, DC, that supported educational and noncommercial theater. Itwas founded in 1936 as the American Educational Theatre Association and wentbankrupt in 1986.
The ATA founded the annual American College Theatre Festival,a competition granting awards at regional and national festivals.Although it supported the activities of more than 2000 drama departmentsand schools in US colleges and universities, it was not wholly an educationalorganization. The seven subdivisions of ATA, some of which now functionindependently, were: the American CommunityTheatre Association, the Army Theatre Arts Association, the NationalAssociation of Schools of Theatre, the National Children's TheatreAssociation, the Secondary School Theatre Association, the Universityand College Theatre Association, and the University Resident TheatreAssociation.