Etymology of "content":
Meaning of "content":
Origin of "content":
The word "content" entered the English language in the 14th century from the French word "contenir", which in turn derives from the Latin verb "continere". The original meaning of the word was "to hold together" or "restrain", but over time it came to be used more figuratively to refer to the substance or subject matter of something, as well as its non-material or cognitive aspects. In the 20th century, the word "content" began to be used in the field of computing to refer to the information or data stored in a memory device.
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