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Tea caddy

A small box, jar or canister for storing tea leaves.

First in use: the 1700s
Duplicate · right

Caddy (web server)

An open-source web server written in Go, known for turning on HTTPS automatically.

First in use: c. 2015

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A box for tea leaves became a web server with automatic HTTPS.

Which meaning of Caddy is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Tea caddy came first (the 1700s). Caddy (web server) arrived in 2015. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Tea caddy

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