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Obsolete vs Deprecated - What's the difference?

obsolete | deprecated |

As adjectives the difference between obsolete and deprecated

is that obsolete is no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject) while deprecated is strongly disapproved of.

As verbs the difference between obsolete and deprecated

is that obsolete is to cause to become obsolete while deprecated is past tense of deprecate.

obsolete

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
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  • (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "obsolete" is often applied: word, phrase, equipment, computer, technology, weapon, machine, law, statute, currency, building, idea, skill, concept, custom, theory, tradition, institution.

    Synonyms

    * (no longer in use) ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, disused, neglected, old, old-fashioned, out of date * abortive, obscure, rudimental

    Derived terms

    * obsoleteness

    Verb

    (obsolet)
  • (US) Oxford Dictionary To cause to become obsolete.
    • This software component has been obsoleted .
    We are in the process of obsoleting this product.

    Usage notes

    * (term) is often used in computing and other technical fields to indicate an effort to remove or replace something. * Compare

    Related terms

    * obsolesce * obsolescence * obsolescent * obsoletion

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    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    • A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.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.

    Related terms

    * deprecation