deprecated
Americanadjective
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spoken or written about with disapproval.
The much deprecated preference of poorer people for less nutritious white bread over brown has to do with price as well as palatability.
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Computers. (of a software version or feature) marked as not recommended for users and developers because of the risk of damage or compromised security, the existence of superior alternatives, or an impending upgrade.
This routine removes all deprecated tags and obsolete elements from the code, replacing them where appropriate.
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“Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute,” Mr. Musk tweeted.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
It is kind of intuitive at this point to say we have had hundreds of billions of dollars in 3D assets invested, and all of those essentially get deprecated after their first use.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022
But this is one of those shortcuts that needs to be deprecated because its basic premises no longer apply.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2019
MD5 is strongly deprecated and this points to troubling software development security practices in Yahoo or its suppliers.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2016
Mr. Lincoln deprecated the idea of writing even a campaign biography.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by William H. Herndon
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