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Hook (fishing or coat)

A curved piece of metal used for catching fish or mounting winter coats on a wall.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Hook (programming)

A programmatic intercept interface allowing developers to inject custom logic into framework lifecycles or state changes.

First in use: the 1980s

Hook / Hook (fishing or coat) / Hook (programming)

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Fish hooks vs. React hooks.

Which meaning of Hook is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Hook (fishing or coat) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Hook (programming) arrived in the 1980s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Hook (fishing or coat)

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Duplicate · the 1980s

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