1.
[syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ta \Ta\, v. t.
To take. [Obs. or Scot.] --Cursor Mundi.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Used by Chaucer to represent a peculiarity of the
Northern dialect.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ta
n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly
resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite
and tantalite [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
TA
Transmitter Address (FPK)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
TA
TerminalAdapter (ISDN)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Terminal Adaptor
TA
terminal adapter
(TA) Equipment used to adapt
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate
Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment
standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is
typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone
unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or
other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX).
A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it
replaces it.
[ISDN FAQ].
(1994-10-03)