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Push (physical)

Exerting physical force away from oneself against an object to move it forward.

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

Push (version control)

Uploading and transferring locally staged commits from a personal computer to an upstream remote repository.

First in use: c. 2005

Push / Push (physical) / Push (version control)

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Shoving vs. git push.

Which meaning of Push is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Push (physical) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Push (version control) arrived in 2005. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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