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- charette (n.)[charette 词源字典]
- also charrette, c. 1400, "a chariot, a cart," from Old French charrete "wagon, small cart" (12c.), diminutive of charre (see car). Meaning "collaborative session" is by 1982.[charette etymology, charette origin, 英语词源]
- Concorde (n.)
- supersonic passenger airliner, operating from 1976 to 2003, from French concorde, literally "harmony, agreement" (see concord), reflecting the Anglo-French collaborative agreement that produced it.
- hackathon
- "An event, typically lasting several days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming", 1990s: from hack1, on the pattern of marathon.