Word Origin and History for astute Expand adj. 1610s, from Latin astutus crafty, wary, shrewd; sagacious, expert, from astus cunning, cleverness, adroitness, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Greek asty town, a word borrowed into Latin and with an overtone of city sophistication (cf. asteism). Related: Astutely; astuteness.
Noun. 1. tabula rasa-a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke). mind, psyche, nous, brain, head-that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; his mind wandered; I couldn't get his words out of my head.
Parallel ATA (PATA), originally ATA, is an interface standard for the connection of storage devices such as hard disks, solid-state drives, and CD-ROM drives in computers. You can download a program called everest to find out what your laptop is. SATA and IDE is he type of hard rive you have.