Countess of Lovelace (1815–52), English mathematician; full name Augusta Ada King Lovelace. The daughter of Lord Byron, she became assistant to Charles Babbage and worked with him on his mechanical computer.
Definition of Lovelace, Ada in US English:
Lovelace, Ada
proper nounˈləvlās
Countess of Lovelace (1815–52), English mathematician; full name Augusta Ada King Lovelace. The daughter of Lord Byron, she worked with Charles Babbage on his “analytical engine,” a mechanical computer. The Ada standardized computer language was named for her in 1980.