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-as of [28 DECEMBER 2023]–
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*’serial ATA’*
(aka ‘SATA’)
*abbreviated from Serial AT Attachment*
(‘AT’ stands for ‘advanced technology’)
“serial advanced technology attachment”
(stick with name ‘SATA’)
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*a ‘computer bus interface’ that connects ‘host bus adapters’ to ‘mass storage devices’ such as [‘hard disk drives’ / ‘optical drives’ / ‘solid-state drives’]*
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*Serial ATA succeeded the earlier Parallel ATA (PATA) standard to become the predominant interface for storage devices*
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*’sperial ATA industry compatibility specifications’ originate from the ‘Serial ATA International Organization’ (SATA-IO) which are then promulgated by the INCITS Technical Committee T13, AT Attachment (INCITS T13)*
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