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[MORE GEEK STUFF] How do you pronounce "SATA" as in "SATA drive"?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SwoLy-D, Apr 7, 2011.

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How do you pronounce SATA?

  1. SAY-tah (long first A, short second A)

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  2. SAH-tah (short first A, short second A)

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  3. I have never seen this word or don't know what it means.

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  4. Hey! I ordered a cheeseburger!

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  1. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    Yeap... more GEEK stuff... to debate... :p

    How do you pronounce "SATA" as in "SATA drive"? :confused:

    SAY-tah (long first A, short second A)

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    SAH-tah (short first A, short second A)

    I say it the "long first A" way. I figured most people in the hardware industry and IT workforce do. :eek: This goes along with "DAH-ta" and "DAY-ta" for data.
     
    #1 SwoLy-D, Apr 7, 2011
  2. RedRedemption

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    SAY-Tuh.

    Isn't it correct to just spell it out though? Like you wouldn't call a USB an OOHSSB.
     
    #2 RedRedemption, Apr 7, 2011
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    #3 DonkeyMagic, Apr 7, 2011
  4. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    ^ Yeah, you're right about those, but most of us who remember the now defunct "SCSI" now it's SCUZZY and the Graphical User Interface is a GOOEY. :(

    RAM is straight up in this ho, watch me SIMMS it, watch me roll.
     
    #4 SwoLy-D, Apr 7, 2011
  5. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Quit trying to ride the coattails of the kewl math thread. This thread is just troll fodder.
     
    #5 boomboom, Apr 7, 2011
  6. Invisible Fan

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    I prefer the New English enumeration where the A is silent.
     
    #6 Invisible Fan, Apr 7, 2011
  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Sah-tuh. And anyone who says it otherwise is dead to me, y'hear?
     
    #7 Xerobull, Apr 7, 2011
  8. Depressio

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    I always say "Serial ATA". The pronunciation of "SATA" just never caught on with me.
     
    #8 Depressio, Apr 7, 2011
  9. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    :grin: Nah... for reals, yo... someone just asked me this on the phone... so I thought that with this many geek ClutchFan'ers, it would be a good question. I am OUT of that math thing.
     
    #9 SwoLy-D, Apr 7, 2011
  10. RedRedemption

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    Maybe you should stay away from acronyms for a while. :grin:
    PEMDAS... and now SATA. :grin:
     
    #10 RedRedemption, Apr 7, 2011
  11. DreamShook

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    I pronounce it SAT-AH

    like "SATurday" But I never speak geek in public so I have never been challenged.
     
    #11 DreamShook, Apr 7, 2011
  12. Tigerknee

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    I always say "Serial ATA" as well. Peeps here need to recognize the proper way of saying it .:cool:
     
    #12 Tigerknee, Apr 7, 2011
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