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Mosaic (art)

A picture made from small pieces of colored stone, glass or tile.

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

Mosaic (browser)

The 1993 web browser from NCSA that made the web popular and led to Netscape.

First in use: c. 1993

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The browser that popularized the web, named after the art of small tiles.

Which meaning of Mosaic is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Mosaic (art) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Mosaic (browser) arrived in 1993. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Mosaic (art)

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