deprecated

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deprecated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deprecate \dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
     deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to
     pray. See Pray.]
     To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
     seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire
     the removal of. [archaic]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To protest against; to advance reasons against.
        [PJC]
  
              His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he
              was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
        [PJC]

deprecated - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  deprecated
  
     Said of a program or feature that is considered obsolescent
     and in the process of being phased out, usually in favour of a
     specified replacement.  Deprecated features can,
     unfortunately, linger on for many years.  This term appears
     with distressing frequency in standards documents when the
     committees writing the documents realise that large amounts of
     extant (and presumably happily working) code depend on the
     feature(s) that have passed out of favour.
  
     See also dusty deck.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-04-19)
  

deprecated - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  deprecated
   adj.
  
     Said of a program or feature that is considered obsolescent and in
  the
     process of being phased out, usually in favor of a specified
     replacement. Deprecated features can, unfortunately, linger on for
     many years. This term appears with distressing frequency in standards
     documents when the committees writing the documents realize that
  large
     amounts of extant (and presumably happily working) code depend on the
     feature(s) that have passed out of favor. See also dusty deck.
  
     [Usage note: don't confuse this word with `depreciated', or the verb
     form `deprecate' with `depreciate'. They are different words; see any
     dictionary for discussion.]