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Counter-Strike

First in use: c. 1999
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Computer science

First in use: c. 1956

CS / Counter-Strike / Computer science

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Dust II vs. the degree.

Which meaning of CS is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Counter-Strike came first (c. 1999). Computer science arrived in 1956. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1999

Counter-Strike

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Duplicate · c. 1956

Computer science

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