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Data access object

First in use: the 1990s
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Decentralized autonomous organization

First in use: c. 2016

DAO / Data access object / Decentralized autonomous organization

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A software pattern vs. on-chain governance.

Which meaning of DAO is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Data access object came first (the 1990s). Decentralized autonomous organization arrived in 2016. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1990s

Data access object

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Duplicate · c. 2016

Decentralized autonomous organization

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