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Ada is a structured, high-level computer programming language developed in the early 1980s for the U.S. Department of Defense. It was named after Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace, who is considered the first computer programmer.1

Ada was designed for large-scale programming, combining Pascal-like syntax with the capability to group operations and data into independent modules. While its initial version, Ada 83, was not fully object-oriented, Ada 95 introduced object capabilities and the ability to create hierarchies of objects. Although no longer a mandatory requirement for Department of Defense projects, Ada continues to be a capable language for developing extensive programs.1

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