'''SATA''' - "Serial ATA", an increasingly common type of computer connection used to attach the [[Hard Drive]] ([[HDD]]) to the [[motherboard]]. It is replacing [[IDE]], also known as Parallel ATA.
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'''SATA''' ('''Serial Advanced Technology Attachment''') is an increasingly common type of computer connection used to attach the [[hard drive]] ([[HDD]]) to the [[motherboard]]. It is replacing [[IDE]], also known as [[Parallel ATA]].