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scala¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.

noun scalas · scalae

  1. Ladder; sequence.
  2. Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
  3. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

Scala²

  • /ˈskɑlɑ/

Where it comes from

* As an Italian surname, from Scala.

* As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.

proper noun Scalas

  1. A surname from Italian.

Scala³

  • /ˈskɑːlə/

Where it comes from

Blend of scalable + language.

proper noun

  1. A statically-typed multi-paradigm programming language designed to run on the JVM. Scala started life in 2001 as a research project at EPFL in Switzerland. It was released publicly in 2004 after an internal release in 2003.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ladder logic, scheme, cascade, loop, branch, laddering, lens, lasagna code, linter, control structure, sequencer, static language, step, child, trace, codeline

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"scala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scala. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

scala. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scala

Chicago

"scala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scala.

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@misc{scala_2026,
  title = {scala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}