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• Ada
  Ada

  noun

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

  abbreviation

  adenosine deaminase.
• A.D.A.
  A.D.A.

  abbreviation

  American Dental Association.

Ada

¹ American  

[ay-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  

[ay-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

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Example Sentences

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Ada ADA A.D.A.

I met the owner, Ada Tourtsakis, at her yurt on the outer edge of Sedona’s civilization.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Even Aunt Ada, who’s never too far away to say whodunit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But a report by the Ada Lovelace Institute, external found AI tools made frequent errors in care assessments, some of which found their way into finalised reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"He got married, had four beautiful little girls. He talks out against gang violence" that got him caught up in the criminal justice system, Ada said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

No more calls from our father or Grandpa Hope or Grandma Grace or David or Anne or Ada or Alicia.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

Results from that study were also presented at the ADA meeting and published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

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 ● Feb. 6, 2026

There will be two space bikes, including one that’s ADA compliant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

“The thing that makes it a workhorse for urban forests,” says Vejar, “is also what makes cities have to pay out millions in lawsuits from people tripping, ADA violations and such.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Miss Ada opened the note and read: "DEAR ADA: "Come over to the hall to-morrow night, you and your brother, and bring the youngsters.

From Three Little Cousins by Amy Ella Blanchard

Then she revised that statement: “Well, it shouldn’t take two years. But what worked well was that they closed the street first and then they made those updates,” such as adding more A.D.A. parking spaces.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2022

Because of his injuries, Mr. Dole instinctively understood the issues faced by other disabled individuals, according to Tony Coelho, the former House Democratic whip from California who was the primary author of the A.D.A.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

But, though he never hid his own physical issues, Mr. Dole seldom talked about them, Mr. Coelho said, and never used them as a tool to get other lawmakers’ support on the A.D.A.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

He added, “We fundamentally disagree that our policies violate the A.D.A. and will keep improving our products to support everyone’s ability to easily move around their communities.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

He told the jury, in so many words, to pay no attention to either the A.D.A. or to Mr. Tutt, and to listen only to him, because he was the whole thing.

From By Advice of Counsel by Arthur Cheney Train

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