outsource

[Fred Shapiro]

On Fri, 26 May 2000, Thomas Paikeday wrote:

> A friend (non ADS member) asks, Does anyone have any info on who first used
> "outsource"? When was it first recorded?

The OED Addition Series entry for _outsource_ gives an earliest citation
dated 1979.


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