Buildings vs. systems.
Which meaning of Architecture is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Architecture (buildings) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Software architecture arrived in the 1960s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Architecture (buildings)Software architecture
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Duplicate's share of attention
Green line = duplicate's % · above 60 it owns the word · below 40 the original does
The case for each meaning
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Original · ancient / pre-modern
Architecture (buildings)
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Duplicate · the 1960s
Software architecture
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More duplicated terms
Programming & software
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