Backup Software > Backup Terms Glossary > PATA

PATA

PATA, is short for Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment, this abbreviation was introduced for the original ATA interface when SATA had appeared.

The ATA was first approved May 12, 1994 under the ANSI document number X3.221-1994 and is an interface used to connect such devices as hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and other types of drives in IBM compatible computers.

Parallel ATA standards allow cable lengths up to only 18 inches (46 centimetres) although cables up to 36 inches (91 cm) can be readily purchased. Because of this length limit, the technology normally appears as an internal computer storage interface. It provides the most common and the least expensive interface for this application.



Learn more:

  • A Standard UNIX Data Synchronizing Tool - rsync
    "The rsync method was developed as very fast initially. For now, it earns both worldwide acceptance and some end-user complains for relative slowness under…"
  • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    "Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) , is a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from devices like hard drives, CD-ROM drives and…"
  • Docker Automatic Backup Software Solution
    "Docker backup allows saving a configuration, status and data from a Docker container. To allow Docker backup data from container, users may implement a…"


Backup Terms Glossary

Who uses Handy Backup?