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Obsolescence vs Aging - What's the difference?

obsolescence | aging |

As nouns the difference between obsolescence and aging

is that obsolescence is (uncountable) the state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected while aging is the process of becoming older or more mature.

As a verb aging is

.

As an adjective aging is

becoming elderly.

obsolescence

English

(wikipedia obsolescence)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
  • *
  • (countable) The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * obsoleteness (much less common) * obsoletion

    Derived terms

    * planned obsolescence

    Related terms

    * expiration * expiry * life span * obsolescent * obsolete * shelf life

    aging

    English

    (wikipedia aging)

    Alternative forms

    * ageing (Commonwealth English)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (en noun) (US)
  • The process of becoming older or more mature.
  • Allowing something to become older.
    • The owner asked the clerk to age some big bills that were due.
  • The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
  • (gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time
  • (euphemistic) Elderly person. Only as a collective plural in "the aging"

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Becoming elderly.
    • The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

    Usage notes

    * Comparative and superlative forms are rare.

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