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ATA - (AT Attachment)

A popular 16-bit interface standard that extends the ISA bus of the IBM PC-AT to attach peripherals. It has evolved through a number of generations. The original ATA specification defined what was commonly known as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE). Later versions defined EIDE and then higher speed interfaces.


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