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An ATC is the brand name for the tube-type belay device sold by Black Diamond. The standard ATC has become so ubiquitous that the term ATC is often used to describe any tube-style belay device, similar to how Kleenex is to facial tissues. However, people who use ATC to describe any tube-style device are wrong. WRONG, I say!
