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Original · left

Footer (sport)

British slang for football or a football player.

First in use: the 1800s
Duplicate · right

Page footer

The section at the bottom of a page holding links and legal text.

First in use: the 1980s

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British slang for football vs. the bottom of the page.

Which meaning of Footer is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Footer (sport) came first (the 1800s). Page footer arrived in the 1980s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Duplicate · the 1980s

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