Advanced Technology Attachment; a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. (Renamed PATA when SATA came into existence to more clearly distinguish the two.)
"The old machine relied on an ATA interface to connect its mechanical hard drive, which was later replaced by the faster SATA standard."
"The ata held fresh water for the entire journey across the desert."
American Taekwondo Association; a company founded by the late Heung Ung Lee. Dedicated to teaching Tradional Taekwondo (Songahm style) to people from Tiny Tiger-hood (ages 4-6) to Junior-hood (ages 7-17) to Senior-hood (18-?).
"The American Taekwondo Association, founded by the late Heung Ung Lee, offers Songahm style training for students from Tiny Tiger-hood through Senior-hood."
This word is a compound formed from the prefix AT and the noun attachment. It was created to describe the act of attaching something or someone closely to another.