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ageism
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Ageism (also agism) is the form of discrimination, where people are seen as inferior due to their biological age.
Coined in 1969 by gerontologist Robert N. Butler, it was originally applied to discrimination or stereotyping towards the elderly, but it has since been applied to the young as well.
