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SATA (Serial ATA) is a type of interface. It's a format of cable and socket that connects hard drives and optical drives to the motherboard. The main purpose of SATA was to provide a faster interface to hard drives to replace the aging ATA interface. It also uses much thinner cables which help with cable routing and airflow.

Pretty much every new consumer hard drive uses some form of SATA to connect to the motherboard.

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