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Hydration (body)

Consuming water and fluids to maintain the physiological fluid balance within living tissues.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Hydration (web development)

The client-side process where a browser engine attaches JavaScript event handlers to static, server-rendered HTML.

First in use: the 2010s

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Drinking water vs. React SSR.

Which meaning of Hydration is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Hydration (body) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Hydration (web development) arrived in the 2010s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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