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Ripple (water)

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

Ripple (payment protocol)

First in use: c. 2012

Ripple / Ripple (water) / Ripple (payment protocol)

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Waves on a pond vs. XRP.

Which meaning of Ripple is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Ripple (water) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Ripple (payment protocol) arrived in 2012. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Ripple (water)

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Duplicate · c. 2012

Ripple (payment protocol)

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