Ada

¹ American  

[ey-duh] / ˈeɪ də /

noun

Computers.

1. a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Ada ² American  

[ey-duh] / ˈeɪ də /

noun

1. a city in central Oklahoma.

2. Douay Bible. Adah.

3. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”

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ADA ³ American  

abbreviation

1. adenosine deaminase.

2. American Dental Association. null A.D.A.

3. American Diabetes Association. null A.D.A.

4. Americans for Democratic Action. null A.D.A.

5. 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.

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A.D.A. ⁴ American  

Or ADA

abbreviation

1. American Dental Association.

2. American Diabetes Association.

3. Americans for Democratic Action.

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Ada British  

/ ˈeɪdə /

noun

1. a high-level computer programming language designed for dealing with real-time processing problems: used for military and other systems

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Etymology

Origin of Ada

Named after Augusta Ada (Byron), Countess of Lovelace (1815–37), English mathematician, who assisted Charles Babbage in developing a precursor of the modern computer

Example Sentences

Among them, “bulky” was changed to “ADA violation,” a reference to the Americans With Disabilities Act, and “Property left behind by encampment” was changed to “Contaminated Items Surrendered or Left Behind by Resident.”

From Los Angeles Times

It would be rare for the state case against Mangione to proceed if he had already been tried in federal court, according to Rebecca Roiphe, New York Law School professor and former Manhattan ADA.

From The Wall Street Journal

The day we read about riverine systems in my geography book I opened my atlas too, and we looked at the Ghana map together, tracing the Volta River from the estuary at Ada Foah all the way up to the lake.

From Literature

Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.

From BBC

Among them are people like Ada Hernandez, who owned a 1950s home on Mountain View Street with her husband, Miguel, where they lived with their 5-year-old son, Mason, 2-year-old Sadie and 14-year-old dog Bentley.

From Los Angeles Times