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Repository (storage)

A fortified warehouse, museum storage vault, or crypt used to preserve historic relics.

First in use: the 1400s
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Repository (version control)

A centralized digital file archive and version-control directory tracking historical changes, commits, and assets of a software project.

First in use: the 1970s

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Museum vaults vs. GitHub repos.

Which meaning of Repository is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Repository (storage) came first (the 1400s). Repository (version control) arrived in the 1970s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1400s

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Duplicate · the 1970s

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