...I think that the term and concept came before LDAP - X.500 is what you're thinking of :-)
You must consider context. We are speaking relatively here. "Organizational unit" is an expression of natural human language which certainly predates X.500. If you go down that road you will end at the beginning of the world. That may be interesting but doesn't help the issue at hand.
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