I.T.A.

abbr. (also ITA) initial teaching alphabet.

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See Initial Teaching Alphabet.

Also, i.t.a.

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ITA¹ (no periods) or i.t.a.,

Initial Teaching Alphabet (a code supposedly to give closer phonetic regularity than traditional spelling).

I.T.A. or ITA² (no periods),

Independent Television Authority (Great Britain's commercial television network, replaced in 1971 by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, or I.B.A.).