Pails vs. S3 buckets.
Which meaning of Bucket is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Bucket (pail) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Bucket (cloud storage) arrived in 2006. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Bucket (pail)Bucket (cloud storage)
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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
Bucket (pail)
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Duplicate · c. 2006
Bucket (cloud storage)
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