A scrap of cloth vs. Meta's 2020 paper.
Which meaning of RAG is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Rag (cloth) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Retrieval-augmented generation arrived in 2020. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Rag (cloth)Retrieval-augmented generation
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Duplicate's share of attention
Green line = duplicate's % · above 60 it owns the word · below 40 the original does
The case for each meaning
Sourced definitions, usage stats and quotes
Original · ancient / pre-modern
Rag (cloth)
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Duplicate · c. 2020
Retrieval-augmented generation
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