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150 duplicated terms in Programming & software, ranked by popularity.

Ranked

Popularity = combined English Wikipedia pageviews for both meanings over the last 12 months. Share = the duplicate meaning's slice of those pageviews. Colour: grey = original holds, amber = contested, green = duplicate dominant.

#TermOriginal ▸ duplicatePopularity · 12 moDuplicate shareStatus
1ChromeChromium (element) ▸ Google Chrome35.2M 99%Duplicate dominant
2CookieCookie (biscuit) ▸ HTTP cookie3.6M 92%Duplicate dominant
3LuaLua (moon, Portuguese) ▸ Lua (programming language)2.3M 8%Original holds
4FirefoxRed panda ▸ Firefox1.8M 59%Contested
5KafkaFranz Kafka ▸ Apache Kafka1.8M 8%Original holds
6JupyterJupiter (planet) ▸ Project Jupyter1.7M 5%Original holds
7PythonPython (snake) ▸ Python (programming language)1.6M 91%Duplicate dominant
8OracleOracle (prophecy) ▸ Oracle Corporation1.5M 88%Duplicate dominant
9AndroidAndroid (robot) ▸ Android (operating system)1.5M 88%Duplicate dominant
10GoGo (game) ▸ Go (programming language)1.3M 40%Original holds
11PandasGiant panda ▸ Pandas (software)1.2M 6%Original holds
12WindowsWindow ▸ Microsoft Windows1.1M 91%Duplicate dominant
13JavaJava (island) ▸ Java (programming language)1.0M 51%Contested
14RustRust (oxidation) ▸ Rust (programming language)837K 81%Duplicate dominant
15OperaOpera (music) ▸ Opera (web browser)830K 66%Duplicate dominant
16BabelTower of Babel ▸ Babel (transcompiler)776K 1%Original holds
17UbuntuUbuntu (philosophy) ▸ Ubuntu (operating system)692K 73%Duplicate dominant
18CassandraCassandra (mythology) ▸ Apache Cassandra660K 8%Original holds
19SafariSafari (expedition) ▸ Safari (web browser)644K 87%Duplicate dominant
20CloneClone (biology) ▸ Clone (Git)633K 79%Duplicate dominant
21BugInsect ▸ Software bug579K 13%Original holds
22EdgeEdge (geometry) ▸ Microsoft Edge573K 97%Duplicate dominant
23AnacondaAnaconda (snake) ▸ Anaconda (Python distribution)542K 13%Original holds
24GitGit (British slang) ▸ Git (software)536K 94%Duplicate dominant
25ReleaseRelease (let go) ▸ Software release534K 99%Duplicate dominant
26TreeTree ▸ Tree (data structure)520K 8%Original holds
27PushPush (physical) ▸ Push (version control)513K 98%Duplicate dominant
28FedoraFedora (hat) ▸ Fedora Linux509K 61%Duplicate dominant
29PullPull (physical) ▸ Pull (version control)506K 99%Duplicate dominant
30DebianDebra + Ian ▸ Debian483K 87%Duplicate dominant
31RubyRuby (gemstone) ▸ Ruby (programming language)448K 35%Original holds
32ApacheApache people ▸ Apache HTTP Server435K 22%Original holds
33KernelKernel (seed) ▸ Kernel (operating system)435K 64%Duplicate dominant
34BotBot (robot) ▸ Bot (software)424K 21%Original holds
35ElectronElectron (particle) ▸ Electron (software framework)422K 22%Original holds
36DockerDock worker ▸ Docker (software)409K 81%Duplicate dominant
37NodeNode (botany) ▸ Node.js403K 85%Duplicate dominant
38DjangoDjango Reinhardt ▸ Django (web framework)398K 22%Original holds
39BashBash (party) ▸ Bash (Unix shell)395K 76%Duplicate dominant
40KubernetesHelmsman (Greek kubernētēs) ▸ Kubernetes371K 87%Duplicate dominant
41ReactReaction (chemistry) ▸ React (software)369K 60%Duplicate dominant
42SpringSpring (season) ▸ Spring Framework361K 18%Original holds
43PopPop (sound or soda) ▸ Pop (stack)348K 25%Original holds
44ScrapeScrape (abrasion) ▸ Web scraping346K 92%Duplicate dominant
45DaemonDaemon (mythology) ▸ Daemon (computing)342K 53%Contested
46EngineEngine (machine) ▸ Software engine340K 51%Contested
47FloatFloat (buoyancy) ▸ Floating-point336K 57%Contested
48PlugPlug (electrical) ▸ Plug-in (software)332K 13%Original holds
49SwiftSwift (bird) ▸ Swift (programming language)318K 53%Contested
50ArchitectureArchitecture (buildings) ▸ Software architecture314K 20%Original holds
51DartDart (missile) ▸ Dart (programming language)310K 32%Original holds
52RailsRail transport ▸ Ruby on Rails288K 49%Contested
53BitBit (small piece) ▸ Bit (computing)287K——
54HaskellHaskell (surname) ▸ Haskell (programming language)264K 60%Contested
55OverflowOverflow (liquid) ▸ Overflow (computing)257K 34%Original holds
56LambdaLambda (letter) ▸ AWS Lambda250K 11%Original holds
57ByteBite (mouthful) ▸ Byte242K 95%Duplicate dominant
58AngularAngle ▸ Angular (web framework)236K 52%Contested
59ZigZigzag ▸ Zig (programming language)235K 89%Duplicate dominant
60StackStack (pile) ▸ Stack Overflow222K 61%Duplicate dominant
61RecycleRecycling ▸ Recycle (computing)221K 47%Contested
62IslandIsland ▸ Islands architecture203K——
63LibraryLibrary ▸ Software library197K 25%Original holds
64ScalaLa Scala ▸ Scala (programming language)196K 54%Contested
65SyntaxSyntax (linguistics) ▸ Syntax (programming languages)189K 20%Original holds
66SeedSeed (botany) ▸ Random seed188K 17%Original holds
67SemaphoreFlag semaphore ▸ Semaphore (programming)187K 48%Contested
68CrashCrash (collision) ▸ Crash (computing)185K 13%Original holds
69ClassClass (school or society) ▸ Class (programming)180K 15%Original holds
70HibernateHibernation ▸ Hibernate (framework)179K 9%Original holds
71BuildBuild (construct) ▸ Software build178K 8%Original holds
72CompilerCompiler (person) ▸ Compiler178K——
73LeafLeaf (botany) ▸ Leaf node177K 25%Original holds
74RootRoot (botany) ▸ Root (computing)176K 55%Contested
75StackStack (pile) ▸ Stack (computing)175K——
76HibernateHibernation (animals) ▸ Hibernation (computing)173K 6%Original holds
77MacroMacro (large-scale) ▸ Macro (computer science)172K 27%Original holds
78ShellShell (casing) ▸ Shell (computing)170K 45%Contested
79ContainerContainer (box) ▸ Container (software)169K 18%Original holds
80JuliaJulia (given name) ▸ Julia (programming language)166K 82%Duplicate dominant
81MutationMutation (genetics) ▸ Mutation (software)165K 22%Original holds
82GarbageGarbage (waste) ▸ Garbage (computer science)165K 63%Duplicate dominant
83ForkFork (utensil) ▸ Fork (software)165K 39%Original holds
84ScriptScript (handwriting or screenplay) ▸ Script (computing)164K 46%Contested
85PointerPointer (stick or dog) ▸ Pointer (programming)156K 36%Original holds
86HydrationHydration (body) ▸ Hydration (web development)147K 19%Original holds
87PlatformPlatform (stage or station) ▸ Computing platform147K 77%Duplicate dominant
88KotlinKotlin Island ▸ Kotlin (programming language)145K 85%Duplicate dominant
89ElixirElixir (alchemy) ▸ Elixir (programming language)143K 69%Duplicate dominant
90ShellShell (seashell) ▸ Unix shell142K 34%Original holds
91RaceRace (competition) ▸ Race condition140K 76%Duplicate dominant
92DumpDump (landfill) ▸ Core dump134K 20%Original holds
93SparkSpark (fire) ▸ Apache Spark132K 90%Duplicate dominant
94NativeNative (born in or indigenous) ▸ Native code132K 88%Duplicate dominant
95FlushFlush (rinse or blush) ▸ Flush (buffer)126K 17%Original holds
96HiveBeehive ▸ Apache Hive121K 14%Original holds
97MagicMagic (supernatural or illusion) ▸ Magic (programming)119K 8%Original holds
98FirewallFirewall (construction) ▸ Firewall (computing)111K 85%Duplicate dominant
99LockLock (security device) ▸ Lock (computer science)109K 34%Original holds
100LintLint (fluff) ▸ Lint (software)107K 62%Duplicate dominant
101RingRing (jewellery) ▸ Protection ring105K 66%Duplicate dominant
102DirectoryDirectory (listing) ▸ Directory (computing)104K 28%Original holds
103MojoMojo (magic) ▸ Mojo (programming language)103K 73%Duplicate dominant
104SvelteSvelte (adjective) ▸ Svelte (framework)101K——
105GraveyardGraveyard (cemetery) ▸ Code graveyard100K 7%Original holds
106MeteorMeteoroid ▸ Meteor (web framework)98K 10%Original holds
107MasterMaster (expert or employer) ▸ Master (computing)98K 58%Contested
108YarnYarn (textile) ▸ Yarn (package manager)91K 14%Original holds
109VueView (French "vue") ▸ Vue.js85K 96%Duplicate dominant
110ThreadThread (yarn) ▸ Thread (computing)85K 93%Duplicate dominant
111HomebrewHomebrewing ▸ Homebrew (package manager)82K 69%Duplicate dominant
112SandboxSandbox (play) ▸ Sandbox (computing)80K 85%Duplicate dominant
113PollPoll (survey or vote) ▸ Polling (computing)80K 31%Original holds
114PackagePackage (parcel) ▸ Software package79K 91%Duplicate dominant
115EscapeEscape (breaking free) ▸ Escape character76K 56%Contested
116FlaskLaboratory flask ▸ Flask (web framework)75K 81%Duplicate dominant
117HadoopHadoop (toy elephant) ▸ Apache Hadoop73K 90%Duplicate dominant
118OrphanOrphan ▸ Orphan process71K 7%Original holds
119RegistryRegistry (official log) ▸ Windows Registry67K——
120LeakLeak (fluid) ▸ Memory leak60K 69%Duplicate dominant
121LoopLoop (shape) ▸ Loop (programming)59K 90%Duplicate dominant
122PagePage (paper) ▸ Page (memory)58K 47%Contested
123ParentParent ▸ Parent (computing)57K 6%Original holds
124ModuleModule (prefab unit) ▸ Module (programming)56K 57%Contested
125GutterGutter (roof) ▸ Gutter (code editor)54K 22%Original holds
126PathPath (trail) ▸ Path (computing)53K 50%Contested
127FreezeFreeze (ice) ▸ Freeze (software)51K 20%Original holds
128HeapHeap (pile) ▸ Heap (memory)51K 94%Duplicate dominant
129MutexMutual exclusion (logic) ▸ Mutex (lock)50K 74%Duplicate dominant
130NestNest (bird) ▸ Nesting (computing)50K 11%Original holds
131DeadlockDeadlock (standoff) ▸ Deadlock (computing)49K 91%Duplicate dominant
132HookHook (fishing or coat) ▸ Hook (programming)47K 43%Contested
133EchoEcho (sound) ▸ echo (command)45K 24%Original holds
134PatchPatch (fabric) ▸ Patch (computing)44K——
135RepositoryRepository (storage) ▸ Repository (version control)44K 84%Duplicate dominant
136QueueQueue (line) ▸ Queue (data structure)44K——
137LegacyLegacy (inheritance) ▸ Legacy system41K 83%Duplicate dominant
138MockMock (ridicule) ▸ Mock object40K 60%Duplicate dominant
139TrunkTrunk (tree or elephant) ▸ Trunk (version control)40K 19%Original holds
140ListenerListener (person) ▸ Event listener39K 27%Original holds
141BranchBranch (tree) ▸ Branch (version control)34K 22%Original holds
142ThrowThrow (physical) ▸ Throw (programming)27K 37%Original holds
143RollbackRollback (price cut) ▸ Rollback (data management)20K 29%Original holds
144FootprintFootprint ▸ Memory footprint19K 26%Original holds
145SnippetSnippet (fragment) ▸ Code snippet17K 82%Duplicate dominant
146CatchCatch (sport) ▸ Catch (programming)16K 62%Duplicate dominant
147ExceptionException (special case) ▸ Exception (programming)13K 75%Duplicate dominant
148IdleIdle (inactive) ▸ Idle (CPU)12K 36%Original holds
149CommitCommit (pledge) ▸ Commit (version control)10K 51%Contested
150BundleBundle (package) ▸ Bundler (JavaScript)6K 28%Original holds