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		amelius on March 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Do We Call These “DuPont” Connectors? DuPont is a chemical company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont

glandium on March 23, 2021 | [–]

The company name comes from the family name (Dupont de Nemours).

interestica on March 22, 2021 | [–]

They re-split out the chemical part to Dow.

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