Ada

[ey-duh]

noun Computers.

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

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

Ada

[ey-duh]

noun

a city in central Oklahoma.
Douay Bible. Adah.
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”

ADA

adenosine deaminase.
American Dental Association.
American Diabetes Association
Americans for Democratic Action.

A.D.A.

American Dental Association.
American Diabetes Association.
Americans for Democratic Action.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for ada

Contemporary Examples of ada

Eventually, she read into the ADA and wrote again, threatening legal action unless she was accommodated.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That
Nina Strochlic
November 5, 2014
When Wales and his new wife had a daughter in 2011, they named her Ada, after Lady Lovelace.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story
Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story
Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
McAndrews agreed that the androgenic hormone pill would be problematic for those with a genetic propensity for ADA.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One
Molly Oswaks
October 14, 2014
As the puppies grew, she wanted to keep dressing them, so she started making them sweaters and Ada Nieves for Pets was born.
Kitty CATure Fashion Show, An Amazing Dog and Cat Fashion Show, Happened In New York This Weekend
Lori-Lee Emshey
September 30, 2013

Historical Examples of ada

Mr. Lanhearne and Ada looked at him with anxiety, and Mr. Lanhearne went to his side.
A Singer from the Sea
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
"How can you say that," said Ada, as she threw her arm around the other's waist.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever
Ada turned away her head and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever
I can have nothing but words of gratitude for him, Ada, and for your mother.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever
I have come to thank you for all your care of Ada, and your kindness to us all.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for ada

Ada

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for ada

Ada

fem. proper name, from Hebrew Adha, literally "ornament."