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)