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Ada (programming language)

Summary

Ada (programming language) is a wide-spectrum language[1]. Ada (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 67 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by ALGOL 68[3].
  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by Q81571[4].
  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by Modula-2[5].
  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by Q2407[6].
  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by Smalltalk[7].
  • Ada (programming language) was influenced by Java[8].
  • Ada (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as wide-spectrum language[9].
  • Ada (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[10].
  • Ada (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[11].
  • Ada (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as object-based language[12].
  • Ada (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[13].
  • Ada Lovelace is named after Ada (programming language)[14].
  • Ada (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Jean Ichbiah[15].
  • Ada (programming language)'s developer is recorded as S. Tucker Taft[16].
  • Ada (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Jean Ichbiah[17].
  • Ada (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as S. Tucker Taft[18].
  • Ada (programming language)'s Commons category is recorded as Ada (programming language)[19].
  • January 1, 1980 marks the founding of Ada (programming language)[20].
  • Ada (programming language) was released on January 22, 1983[21].
  • Ada (programming language)'s official website is recorded as https://adaic.org[22].
  • Ada (programming language)'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ada (programming language)[23].
  • Ada (programming language)'s described by source is recorded as ISO/IEC 8652[24].
  • Ada (programming language)'s described by source is recorded as ISO/IEC 8652[25].
  • Ada (programming language)'s Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/Ada[26].
  • Ada (programming language)'s different from is recorded as Ada[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include wide-spectrum language[9], multi-paradigm programming language[10], imperative programming language[11], object-based language[12], and programming language[13].

Origins

Ada Lovelace is named after Ada (programming language)[14]. January 1, 1980 marks the founding of Ada (programming language)[20].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include ALGOL 68[3], a version, edition or translation[28]; Q81571[4], a programming language[29], founded in 1970[30]; Modula-2[5], a programming language[31], founded in 1978[32]; Q2407[6], an object-based language[33], founded in 1983[34]; Smalltalk[7], an object-based language[35], founded in 1972[36]; and Java[8], a JVM language[37], founded in 1995[38].

Why It Matters

Ada (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 67 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . blog.adacore.com. blog.adacore.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . adahome.com. adahome.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . everyspec.com. everyspec.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . iso.org. iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/Ada
    Wikidata description → programming language
    National library of latvia id → 000074567
    Lemmy community id → [email protected]
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