ATAPI
Short for AT Attachment Packet Interface, ATAPI is an extension to ATA that allows support for devices such as CD-ROM drives, Tape drives and other computer peripherals and not just hard disk drives. Before the release of ATA-4 or ATAPI-4, ATAPI was a different standard from ATA.
- See the ATA definition for further information and a full break down of the ATA history.
- ATA, ATAPI and other computer interfaces help and support.
Also see: CD definitions, Hard disk drive definitions, IDE