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Confluence (rivers)

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Confluence (software)

First in use: c. 2004

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Where two rivers meet vs. Atlassian's wiki.

Which meaning of Confluence is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Confluence (rivers) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Confluence (software) arrived in 2004. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Confluence (rivers)

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Duplicate · c. 2004

Confluence (software)

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