– Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface is a way for CD-ROM devices and tape devices to connect to a computer.

An acronym for AT Attachment Packet Interface. This is an extension to the powerful EIDE (also called ATA-2) that enables the interface to support CD-ROM players and tape drives. Due to the support of the standard from Microsoft on W95 and (mostly) later operating systems, it has become the standard for such devices.

(ATtAchment Packet Interface) An upgrade to EIDE which allows the hard disk controller to control CD drives as well. Almost all CD and DVD drives are controlled this way.

(ATtAchment Packet Interface) An upgrade to EIDE which allows the hard disk controller to control CD drives as well. Almost all CD and DVD drives are controlled this way.

AT Attachment Packet Interface. ATAPI is an interface between a computer and its attached CD-ROM drives and tape backup drives. Many PCs use the Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface to address hard disk drives across a computer bus. ATAPI provides the commands needed for controlling a CD-ROM player or tape drive so that your computer can us [..]