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Public relations

First in use: the 1900s
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Pull request

First in use: c. 2008

PR / Public relations / Pull request

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Press releases vs. code review.

Which meaning of PR is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Public relations came first (the 1900s). Pull request arrived in 2008. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1900s

Public relations

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Duplicate · c. 2008

Pull request

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