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<p>ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface) is a protocol used with the <a href="/facts/Parallel_ATA/QPchqXH8">Parallel ATA</a> (IDE) and <a href="/facts/Serial_ATA/dW8yAMm8">Serial ATA</a> standards so that a greater variety of devices can be connected to a computer than with the ATA command set alone. It carries <a href="/facts/SCSI/pxXulrBr">SCSI</a> commands and responses through the ATA interface. </p><p>ATAPI devices include CD-ROM and <a href="/facts/DVD-ROM/7fJsHJrN">DVD-ROM</a> drives, <a href="/facts/Tape_drive/9MfLuCa0">tape drives</a>, <a href="/facts/Magneto-optical_drive/PYm8dL1h">magneto-optical drives</a>, <a href="/facts/CompactFlash/0sxFM3qt">CompactFlash drives</a>, and large-capacity <a href="/facts/Floppy_disk/rShxfuxa">floppy</a> drives such as the <a href="/facts/Zip_drive/m7mUDXTB">Zip drive</a> and <a href="/facts/SuperDisk_drive/9KDUgcJG">SuperDisk drive</a>. </p>