Ada
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noun Computers.
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1Named after Augusta Ada (Byron), Countess of Lovelace (1815–37), English mathematician, who assisted Charles Babbage in developing a precursor of the modern computer
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Ada2
[ ey-duh ]
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noun
a city in central Oklahoma.
Douay Bible. Adah.
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”
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ADA
adenosine deaminase.
American Dental Association.
American Diabetes Association
Americans for Democratic Action.
Definition for Ada (4 of 4)
A.D.A.
abbreviation
American Dental Association.
American Diabetes Association.
Americans for Democratic Action.
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Ada
/ (ˈeɪdə) /
noun
a high-level computer programming language designed for dealing with real-time processing problems: used for military and other systems
Word Origin for Ada
C20: named after Ada, Lady Lovelace, the English mathematician, daughter of Lord Byron (1815–52), who worked with Charles Babbage (1792–1871) and whose description of his computing machines preserved them for posterity
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