Meaning & use

deprecated

adjective·Academic

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No longer recommended for use and likely to be phased out, especially referring to software features.

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The old login method is deprecated and will stop working next year.

Developers were warned that the function was deprecated in favor of a newer, safer one.

A note on using this word

Widely used in software and technology to mean "still working for now, but scheduled for removal," distinct from something already removed entirely.

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