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Grace Hopper

First in use: c. 1906
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Nvidia Hopper

First in use: c. 2022

Hopper / Grace Hopper / Nvidia Hopper

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Which meaning of Hopper is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Grace Hopper came first (c. 1906). Nvidia Hopper arrived in 2022. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Grace Hopper

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Duplicate · c. 2022

Nvidia Hopper

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