Ada
1a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Origin of Ada
1Other definitions for Ada (2 of 4)
a city in central Oklahoma.
Douay Bible. Adah.
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”
Other definitions for ADA (3 of 4)
American Dental Association.: Also A.D.A.
American Diabetes Association.: Also A.D.A.
Americans for Democratic Action.: Also A.D.A.
Americans with Disabilities Act: a federal law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental impairments and guaranteeing access to employment opportunities and access to state and local government programs and services, signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990.
Other definitions for A.D.A. (4 of 4)
American Dental Association.
American Diabetes Association.
Americans for Democratic Action.
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How to use Ada in a sentence
The name of the creek is spelled S-c-a-j-a-q-u-a-d-a and pronounced Kon-joc'-e-ta.
Peculiarities of American Cities | Willard Glazier
British Dictionary definitions for Ada
/ (ˈeɪdə) /
a high-level computer programming language designed for dealing with real-time processing problems: used for military and other systems
Origin of Ada
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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