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Deprecated vs Abandoned - What's the difference?

deprecated | abandoned |

As verbs the difference between deprecated and abandoned

is that deprecated is past tense of deprecate while abandoned is past tense of abandon.

As adjectives the difference between deprecated and abandoned

is that deprecated is strongly disapproved of while abandoned is self-abandoned, or given up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.

deprecated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deprecate)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Strongly disapproved of.
  • *
  • Belittled; insulted
  • (computing) Obsolescent]]; said of a construct in a computing language considered old, and planned to be [[phase out, phased out, but still available for use.
  • * 2002 , Steven E. Callihan, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example
  • Just because an element or attribute is deprecated doesn't mean that it can't be used on a webpage.
  • * 1999 . Raggett, Dave, et. al. HTML 4.01 Specification , Conformance: requirements and recommendations. W3C
  • A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.
    Note that deprecated functions are not removed.

    abandoned

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.
  • No longer maintained by its former owners, residents
  • * (rfdate), Thomson:
  • Free from constraint; uninhibited.
  • * 1919 , :
  • Everything was dirty and shabby. There was no sign of the abandoned luxury that Colonel MacAndrew had so confidently described.
  • (geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
  • Derived terms

    * abandonedness

    Synonyms

    * deserted * forsaken * corrupt * depraved * dissolute * graceless * reprobate * unprincipled * vicious * vile * wicked

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abandon)
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