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Agile (nimble)

Able to move quickly and easily.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Agile software development

A family of iterative development practices from the 2001 Agile Manifesto.

First in use: c. 2001

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Nimble athletes vs. the Agile Manifesto.

Which meaning of Agile is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Agile (nimble) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Agile software development arrived in 2001. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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