Baseball caps vs. who owns the company.
Which meaning of Cap table is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Cap (hat) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Capitalization table arrived in the 1990s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Cap (hat)Capitalization table
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Duplicate's share of attention
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The case for each meaning
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Original · ancient / pre-modern
Cap (hat)
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Duplicate · the 1990s
Capitalization table
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