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# ada

«ada» in Mova's school dictionary: **a girl's name (a name)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a name, Ada); proper noun (Ada, a programming language); abbreviation (ADA)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Ada is a girl's name (a name). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#m1)

2) Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who wrote what is often called the first computer program. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#m2)

3) Ada is also a programming language named after her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#m3)

4) ADA in the USA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects disabled people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In computing lessons, Ada Lovelace is remembered as a pioneer; Ada Lovelace Day celebrates women in science. In stories Ada is a character's name. «ADA» on US signs refers to accessibility (ramps, lifts).

### examples

- Ada Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x1)
- Ada is the youngest girl in our class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x2)
- Our coding lesson was about Ada Lovelace and the first program. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x3)
- The library has a poster of Ada Lovelace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x4)
- ADA rules mean the building must have a ramp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x5)
- Ada is a programming language used in planes and trains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/#x6)

### note

A name, so written with a capital A. Not a normal English word. Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron.

### In the corpora

- [Ada starts at Sam's school in March, halfway through the year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day/0/)
- [We need one more.» Ada's so relieved she can't even speak; she just nods and runs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day/5/)
- [Ada Lovelace imagined that computers could one day do more than numbers, even make music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/36-computers-and-the-internet/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ada» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ada/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.