# SATA

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈseɪtə/ · frequency rank #26,954

## Definitions
1. Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) standard.

## Etymology
From serial + ATA.

## Easily confused with
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-say)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-set)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-saw)
- **sea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sea)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sit)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-spa)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-std)
- **sha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sha)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sta)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-stu)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sax)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sia)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sti)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-ska)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sma)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-smt)
- **SBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sba)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-soa)

## Common misspellings (4)
`saat`, `satta`, `ssata`, `staa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sata