Matrix
The origin and history of Matrix.
Etymology
From Latin mātrix, "breeding animal, womb," from māter, "mother" — the idea of a structure that other things grow or are formed within. The science-fiction sense was popularized by the 1999 film The Matrix.
Class of 1999
Matrix first entered the language around 1999. Other words from the same year:
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