A CSS preprocessor vs. subscription software.
Which meaning of SaaS is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Sass (stylesheet) came first (c. 2006). Software as a service arrived in 2001. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Sass (stylesheet)Software as a service
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The case for each meaning
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Original · c. 2006
Sass (stylesheet)
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Duplicate · c. 2001
Software as a service
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