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Ada

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A·da  (d)
n.
A programming language, based on Pascal and developed for the U.S. Department of Defense.
[After Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852).]
ADA
abbr.
1. American Dental Association
2. American Diabetes Association
3. American Dietetic Association
4. Americans for Democratic Action
5. Americans with Disabilities Act
6. assistant district attorney
Ada
Noun
a high-level computer programming language, used esp. for military systems [after Ada, Countess of Lovelace, pioneer in computer programming]
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Noun1.ADA - an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"
adenosine deaminase
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions


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The play was "The Shaughraun," with Dion Boucicault in the title role and Harry Montague and Ada Dyas as the lovers.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
`I'm sure I'm not Ada,' she said, `for her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all; and I'm sure I can't be Mabel, for I know all sorts of things, and she, oh
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis View in context
Westmacott, "will you allow that I know him when I tell you that my maiden name was Ada Pearson, and that Jeremiah is my only brother?
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