Proper noun
ATAPI
(computing) Initialism of Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface.
ATAPI main As mentioned in the previous sections, ATA was originally designed for, and worked only with hard disk drives and devices that could emulate them. Source: Internet
ATAPI was adopted as part of ATA in INCITS 317-1998, AT Attachment with Packet Interface Extension (ATA/ATAPI-4). citation citation citation UDMA and ATA-4 seeAlso The ATA/ATAPI-4 standard also introduced several "Ultra DMA" transfer modes. Source: Internet
ATAPI is actually a protocol allowing the ATA interface to carry SCSI commands and responses; therefore, all ATAPI devices are actually "speaking SCSI" other than at the electrical interface. Source: Internet
Due to limitations in the floppy controller interface most of these devices were ATAPI devices, connected to one of the host computer's ATA interfaces, similarly to a hard drive or CD-ROM device. Source: Internet
On the other hand, ATA hard drives and solid state drives do not use ATAPI. Source: Internet