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]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Terminal Adapter
TA
Terminal Adaptor
(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 Adapter 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 Adapter does not interoperate with a modem; it
replaces it.
[ISDN FAQ].
(1994-10-03)