Answers.Body: <p>I kept searching and found out for myself :). The US magazine from 1979 calls them Mini-Figures, even the version without arms.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/6/?id=97" rel="nofollow">http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/6/?id=97</a>
  http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/10/?id=97</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Technically, this 1979 catalog use refers to Mini-Figure, which is slightly different to ‘Minifigure’ which the LEGO group would consider to be the official trademarked term.
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Answers.Text: Funny then, that the 1979 catalog as the TM trademark symbol right next to Mini-Figure ;)
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Answers.Text: If I knew how to freely search for trademarks to see when it was originally filed, I would, but AFAICT it costs $$$! :)
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Body: <p>When did The LEGO Group first use the term minifigure? Have they been called that since their introduction in 1978?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: "PEOPLE" in a 1979 brochure http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/12/?id=96
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Title: When was the first official use of the term 'minifigure' or 'minifig'?
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ThreadText: # When was the first official use of the term 'minifigure' or 'minifig'?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-18)
  
  When did The LEGO Group first use the term minifigure? Have they been called that since their introduction in 1978?
  
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  **Tags:** minifigures, lego-group
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: "PEOPLE" in a 1979 brochure http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/12/?id=96  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2012-12-18. Score: 4
  
  I kept searching and found out for myself :). The US magazine from 1979 calls them Mini-Figures, even the version without arms.
  
  <http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/6/?id=97>
  http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/10/?id=97
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Technically, this 1979 catalog use refers to Mini-Figure, which is slightly different to ‘Minifigure’ which the LEGO group would consider to be the official trademarked term.  
  > **username_2**: Funny then, that the 1979 catalog as the TM trademark symbol right next to Mini-Figure ;)  
  > **username_0**: If I knew how to freely search for trademarks to see when it was originally filed, I would, but AFAICT it costs $$$! :)  
  
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