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Yarn (textile)

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

Yarn (package manager)

First in use: c. 2016

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Which meaning of Yarn is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Yarn (textile) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Yarn (package manager) arrived in 2016. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Yarn (textile)

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Duplicate · c. 2016

Yarn (package manager)

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