Background circumstances vs. 200K tokens.
Which meaning of Context is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Context (circumstances) came first (the 1500s). Context window arrived in 2018. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Context (circumstances)Context window
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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
Sourced definitions, usage stats and quotes
Original · the 1500s
Context (circumstances)
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Duplicate · c. 2018
Context window
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