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Neuro-linguistic programming

First in use: c. 1975
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Natural language processing

First in use: the 1950s

NLP / Neuro-linguistic programming / Natural language processing

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Two self-help gurus vs. computational linguistics.

Which meaning of NLP is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Neuro-linguistic programming came first (c. 1975). Natural language processing arrived in the 1950s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1975

Neuro-linguistic programming

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Duplicate · the 1950s

Natural language processing

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