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<p>libATA is a <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">library</a> used inside the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> to support <a href="/facts/Advanced_Technology_Attachment/QPchqXH8">ATA</a> <a href="/facts/Host_controller/nQbbDHF2">host controllers</a> and devices. libATA provides an ATA driver <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">API</a>, class transports for ATA and <a href="/facts/ATAPI/8R8WJqYf">ATAPI</a> devices, and <a href="/facts/SCSI_%2f_ATA_Translation/Y6pr6bTz">SCSI / ATA Translation</a> for ATA devices according to the T10 SAT specification. Features include <a href="/facts/Power_management/fWv2k2sP">power management</a>, <a href="/facts/Self-Monitoring%2c_Analysis%2c_and_Reporting_Technology/1w5jD2Bf">Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology</a>, PATA/SATA, <a href="/facts/ATA_Packet_Interface/8R8WJqYf">ATAPI</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_multiplier/GrdUh1Q3">port multiplier</a>, <a href="/facts/Hot_swapping/Jn56Jw3h">hot swapping</a> and <a href="/facts/Native_Command_Queuing/qmn3IKDB">Native Command Queuing</a>. </p>