Wedding registries vs. regedit.
Which meaning of Registry is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Registry (official log) came first (the 1500s). Windows Registry arrived in 1992. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Registry (official log)Windows Registry
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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
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Original · the 1500s
Registry (official log)
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Duplicate · c. 1992
Windows Registry
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