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  "slug": "pata",
  "term": "PATA",
  "aliases": [
    "Parallel ATA",
    "IDE"
  ],
  "definition": "A parallel attachment standard for storage devices, dominant in PCs before SATA.",
  "note": "",
  "status": "eol",
  "advantages": [],
  "limitations": [],
  "related": [
    "sata",
    "hdd"
  ],
  "supersedes": [],
  "supersededBy": [
    "sata"
  ],
  "firstSeen": {
    "date": "1994",
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      "c1"
    ]
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      "id": "c1",
      "title": "Parallel ATA",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA",
      "accessed": "2026-03-26"
    }
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}