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Sprint (race)

A short race run at full speed.

First in use: the 1500s
Duplicate · right

Sprint (Scrum)

A fixed, short period in which a Scrum team completes planned work.

First in use: the 1990s

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Which meaning of Sprint is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Sprint (race) came first (the 1500s). Sprint (Scrum) arrived in the 1990s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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