ATA
Encyclopedia
ATA or Ata may refer to:
- Ata (name), people with the first name or family name
Education
- Ashcroft Technology AcademyAshcroft Technology AcademyAshcroft Technology Academy, formerly ADT College, is a state secondary school within the English academy programme in Wandsworth, London. It has specialist status in Technology. Its current headmaster is Mr Marcus Barker. The school has been awarded with the Charter Mark, Investors in People and...
, Wandsworth, London, England - Advanced Technologies AcademyAdvanced Technologies AcademyAdvanced Technologies Academy is a magnet public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada with a focus on integrating technology with academics for students in grades 9-12. The magnet school program was founded in 1994 and is part of the Clark County School District. The first year included only 9th and...
, a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - Asia Theological AssociationAsia Theological AssociationAsia Theological Association is a private nongovernmental association formed by evangelical Christians in Asia to confer accreditation to theological institutions in Asia.-History:...
- Alberta Teachers' AssociationAlberta Teachers' AssociationThe Alberta Teachers' Association is the union and professional association for the teachers of Alberta, Canada. It represents all teachers and teacher administrators in all schools in Alberta's public, separate and francophone school divisions. It also represents teachers in some charter and...
, Canada - Automotive Technician AccreditationAutomotive Technician AccreditationThe Automotive Technician Accreditation is a trade qualification for all facets of automotive repair in the UK. It is a voluntary scheme similar to that for electricians run by the NICEIC, and similarly is not government-run....
, scheme in the UK for vehicle mechanics
Science, technology, and medicine
- Anti-transglutaminase antibodiesAnti-transglutaminase antibodiesAnti-transglutaminase antibodies are autoantibodies against the transglutaminase protein. Antibodies serve an important role in the immune system by detecting cells and substances that the rest of the immune system then eliminates. These cells and substance can be foreign and also can be producd...
, in certain autoimmune diseases - AT Attachment (ATA/ATAPI), the old name of Parallel ATA, an older interface for computer storage devices
- Allen Telescope ArrayAllen Telescope ArrayThe Allen Telescope Array , formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope , was a joint effort by the SETI Institute and the Radio Astronomy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley to construct a radio interferometer that is dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous...
, for astronomical observations and search for extraterrestrial intelligence - Analog telephone adapter, a device for connecting analog telephones to a Voice-over-IP system
- Atmosphere absolute, a unit of expressing partial pressure of gases at depth; see Atmosphere (unit)Atmosphere (unit)The standard atmosphere is an international reference pressure defined as 101325 Pa and formerly used as unit of pressure. For practical purposes it has been replaced by the bar which is 105 Pa...
- American Telemedicine AssociationAmerican Telemedicine AssociationAmerican Telemedicine Association , established in 1993 as a non-profit organization, ATA goal is to promote access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology...
Sports
- American Taekwondo AssociationAmerican Taekwondo AssociationThe American Taekwondo Association was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea. It is one of the largest taekwondo organizations in the United States, and in association with the Songahm Taekwondo Federation and World Traditional Taekwondo Union , is one of the largest...
- Amateur Trapshooting AssociationAmateur Trapshooting AssociationThe Amateur Trapshooting Association serves as the governing body for the sport of American style of trapshooting. The ATA was originally founded in 1900 and was originally named the American Trapshooting Association....
- Archery Trade AssociationArchery Trade AssociationThe Archery Trade Association, formerly known as the Archery Manufacturer and Merchant's Organization, is a non-profit trade organization for the promotion of archery and bowhunting through sale of equipment, projects in archery education, the standardization of equipment measures, and the...
- A.T.A. (Greenland)A.T.A. (Greenland)A.T.A. is a sports club from Greenland based in Tasiilaq. Their association football team did not appear in the 2007 edition of the island's top league, the Coca Cola GM, despite finishing in 4th place in 2006....
Organizations
- Africa Travel AssociationAfrica Travel AssociationAfrica Travel Association is a non-profit international travel industry trade association established in 1975.ATA defines its mission as to "promote travel, tourism and transport to and within Africa, and to strengthen intra-Africa partnerships."...
, an international travel industry trade association - Albanian Telegraphic AgencyAlbanian Telegraphic AgencyAlbanian Telegraphic Agency or short ATA, which uses the Albanian language, as well as the English language and French language. It is the government organisation for News in Albania.-External links:* * *...
, Albanian national news organisation - American Topical AssociationAmerican Topical AssociationThe American Topical Association is a US-based philatelic society and the largest organization devoted to topical stamp collecting. It was established in 1949, and currently serves members in over 90 countries. ATA publishes Topical Time, its bimonthly journal...
, a philatelic organization - American Translators AssociationAmerican Translators AssociationThe American Translators Association was founded in 1959 and is now the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the United States with more than 10,000 members in 90 countries....
- Association of Talent AgentsAssociation of Talent AgentsThe Association of Talent Agents is a non-profit trade association representing the talent agencies in the industry. ATA was founded in 1937...
, Los Angeles - Atlantic Treaty AssociationAtlantic Treaty AssociationThe Atlantic Treaty Association is an umbrella organization which acts as a network facilitator in the Euro-Atlantic and beyond. The ATA draws together political leaders, academics, and diplomats in an effort to further the values set forth in the North Atlantic Treaty - Democracy, Freedom,...
- Aberri Ta Askatasuna, the original name for ETA, the Basque nationalist organization
- Artists' Television AccessArtists' Television AccessArtists' Television Access is a non-profit art gallery and screening venue in San Francisco's Mission District in the United States of America. ATA exhibits work by emerging, independent and experimental artists in its theatre and gallery space as well as on its weekly Public-access television...
a non-profit microcinema and art gallery in San Francisco
Transportation
- ATA AirlinesATA AirlinesATA Airlines, Inc., formerly known as American Trans Air, was an American low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATA operated scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as military and commercial charter flights around the world...
, an American airline operating from 1973 to 2008 - ATA Holdings, now Global Aviation Holdings, owner of ATA Airlines
- ATA CruiserATA Cruiser|-See also:...
, a civil utility aircraft built by Adams-Toman Aircraft Co in the 1920s - Air Transport AssociationAir Transport AssociationAirlines for America , formerly known as Air Transport Association of America, Inc. , is America's oldest and largest airline trade association. A4A member airlines and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. Based in Washington, D.C., the...
of America - Air Transport AuxiliaryAir Transport AuxiliaryThe Air Transport Auxiliary was a British World War II civilian organisation that ferried new, repaired and damaged military aircraft between UK factories, assembly plants, transatlantic delivery points, Maintenance Units , scrap yards, and active service squadrons and airfields—but not to...
of the British Royal Air Force - American Trucking AssociationsAmerican Trucking AssociationsThe American Trucking Associations , founded in 1933, is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering...
- Actual Time of Arrival, when a vehicle arrived - see Estimated time of arrivalEstimated time of arrivalThe estimated time of arrival or ETA is a measure of when a ship, vehicle, aircraft, cargo, emergency service or computer file is expected to arrive at a certain place...
- ATA CarnetATA CarnetThe ATA Carnet is an international customs document that allows the holder to temporarily import goods without payment of normally applicable duties and taxes, including value-added taxes. The Carnet eliminates the need to purchase temporary import bonds. So long as the goods are re-exported...
, an international customs document for importing goods
Other uses
- ATA gene, Ancient Technology Activation Gene, in the Stargate science fiction TV series