ADA

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Etymology 1

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ADA

  1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, which serves Adana, Turkey.

Etymology 2

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ADA

  1. (international standards) Unofficial non-ISO 4217 currency code for the cryptocurrency Cardano.
    • 2017–2018, Federico Spitaleri, Definizione di mappe percettive delle criptovalute con maggiore capitalizzazione attraverso l’utilizzo del multidimensional scaling[1] (thesis; in Italian), Luiss Guido Carli, archived from the original on 7 June 2022, page 38:
      La fornitura di ADA attualmente in circolazione ammonta a 25.927.070.538 unità, mentre la fornitura totale è fissata a 31.112.483.745 ADA. Il prezzo di un ADA nel periodo di raccolta dei giudizi di somiglianza (Marzo-Aprile) si attesta a quasi 0,2 $ (coinmarketcap.com).
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    • 2021, J.W. Benazco Ángel, G. García Machiñena Morell, Proyecto Cardano, tercera generación de criptomonedas[2] (thesis; in Spanish), University of La Laguna, page 15:
      En estas fechas escogidas vemos la evolución que ha tenido ADA de 1 enero de 2021 a un precio de 0,14 euros por ADA y su máximo histórico se sitúa sobre 2,03 euros por ADA a 16 mayo de 2021.
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Usage notes
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This code conflicts with the currency coding standardization rules in ISO 4217, as currency codes beginning with AD are reserved for Andorra, due to that being its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

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Noun

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ADA (countable and uncountable, plural ADAs)

  1. Initialism of adenosine deaminase, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
  2. Initialism of assistant district attorney.
  3. Acronym of anti-doping agency.
  4. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of azodicarbonamide.
  5. (art) Initialism of autodestructive art.

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ADA

  1. (US) Initialism of American Dental Association.
  2. (US politics) Initialism of Americans for Democratic Action.
  3. (US politics) Initialism of Americans with Disabilities Act.
  4. (US) Initialism of American Diabetes Association.
  5. (US) Initialism of Air Defense Artillery.
  6. (UK) Initialism of Association of Drainage Authorities.

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