a HackerNoon project
Original · left

Zone (area)

An area set apart by a particular characteristic or use.

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

Availability zone

An isolated data-center location within a cloud region.

First in use: c. 2008

Zone / Zone (area) / Availability zone

Loading data…
Canonical todayMeasuring…
Status—
Duplicate share · 12 mo—
Last crossover—
Colour keyGrey · original meaningGreen · duplicate meaningAmber · contested (40–60%)How colours work

Time zones vs. AZs.

Which meaning of Zone is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Zone (area) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Availability zone arrived in 2008. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

Wikipedia pageviews since 2015

Zone (area)Availability zone
English Wikipedia pageviews since July 2015 load here.

Duplicate's share of attention

Green line = duplicate's % · above 60 it owns the word · below 40 the original does

Share-of-attention line loads here.

The case for each meaning

Sourced definitions, usage stats and quotes

Original · ancient / pre-modern

Zone (area)

Loading the Wikipedia definition…

12-mo pageviews—
Year over year—
Peak month—
Duplicate · c. 2008

Availability zone

Loading the Wikipedia definition…

12-mo pageviews—
Year over year—
Peak month—

More duplicated terms

Cloud & infrastructure