AT^™ Attachment (ATA)

The ATA Interface is the predominantly used storage interface for PC's. ATA was originally defined as a standard for embedded fixed disk storage on IBM AT^™ compatible PC's. AT stands for "Advanced Technology", which refers primarily to it's then "revolutionary" 16-bit bus. In recent years ATA-3 and ATA-4 have enhanced the functionality of the ATA interface to increase performance and support a wider range of personal computer storage devices.

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