Programmer Lovelace (3)
I believe the answer is:
ada
'programmer lovelace' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ada that I've seen before include "Computer lang.; f. name" , "girl?" , "- Lovelace, Byron's daughter & computer pioneer" , "Palindromic girl's name" , "Girl's name, one letter short of a man's name" .)