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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.


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.”


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.


A.D.A. 4 American  
Or ADA

abbreviation

  1. American Dental Association.

  2. American Diabetes Association.

  3. Americans for Democratic Action.


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