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Spark (fire)

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

Apache Spark

First in use: c. 2009

Spark / Spark (fire) / Apache Spark

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A flicker vs. the big-data engine.

Which meaning of Spark is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Spark (fire) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Apache Spark arrived in 2009. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Spark (fire)

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Duplicate · c. 2009

Apache Spark

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