Definitions

1. noun

A female given name, derived from the surname Lovelace.

“She was named Lovelace after her great-grandmother.”

2. noun

A type of programming language, specifically a dialect of Pascal, developed in the 1970s.

“The Lovelace programming language was used in early computer systems.”

3. proper noun

A reference to John Lovelace, an English poet, or Richard Lovelace, an English poet and soldier.

“The poetry of Lovelace is still studied today.”