ta
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantaliteSynonyms: tantalumatomic number 73
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Terminal Adapter TA Terminal Adaptor
<networking, hardware> (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)