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The first time the "magazine" term was used was in 1731. The Gentleman's Magazine is thought to be the first publication of a magazine by Sylvanus Urban, real name Edward Cave. The term "magazine" sprang from an analogy of the Arabic's term for a storehouse, "makazin".

The magazine was then published on a monthly basis in London by Edward Cave and included topics of public interest, a bit like most of our magazines do today even though they are more specialized now. This magazine publication ran from 1731 - 1922 in various different formats and renowned English author Samuel Johnson even began his career writing for The Gentleman's Magazine. Not only did Cave create the term "magazine" but he also developed the distribution ideas for magazines, so that his publication could be read internationally in the English speaking world. Thus Cave created the mass publicized glossy magazines that we see today.

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