End of Life
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
The point at which a product, system, version, or service is no longer maintained or supported. In tech culture end-of-life notices often trigger overdue migrations and uncomfortable realization about how much depends on old systems.
In plain English: The stage where a product or version is no longer supported.
Example: "The database upgrade became urgent only after the vendor announced end of life for the version they had been procrastinating on for years."