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When I worked in marketing software I experienced this often with the term "referral". To this day I still feel kindof weird when I see the term.

When I did a lot of web development I experienced something similar with the word "referer".

edit: fixed typo

Are you thinking of referer? (A misspelling of referrer, present in HTTP headers.)

Yes, referer, not referal, obviously, thanks!