Definition of "Scala"

Scala¹

/ˈskɑlɑ/

proper noun
plural Scalas
1. A surname from Italian.

Scala²

/ˈskɑːlə/

proper noun
1. (computer languages) A statically-typed multi-paradigm programming language designed to run on the JVM.
  Quotations
  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.
  2017, Toby Weston, Scala for Java Developers: A Practical Primer, Apress, page 5