Deprecated

Adjective · Slang & Abbreviations

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  1. Marked as outdated and discouraged for new use, even if it still works for backward compatibility. In practice it often means 'this will become your problem later if you keep using it.'

    In plain English: Still available for now, but officially old and not recommended anymore.

    Example: "That endpoint is deprecated, so stop building anything new on top of it."

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