CERN vs. Y Combinator.
Which meaning of Accelerator is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Particle accelerator came first (c. 1930). Startup accelerator arrived in 2005. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Particle acceleratorStartup accelerator
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Original · c. 1930
Particle accelerator
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Duplicate · c. 2005
Startup accelerator
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