obsolete software
Outdated digital tools
Obsolete software is programs or applications no longer supported, updated, or compatible with current systems.
Software becomes obsolete when developers stop maintaining it, newer operating systems won't run it, or better alternatives have replaced it: We had to migrate our data because the database software went obsolete.
The term often appears in IT discussions about security risks, since obsolete software no longer receives patches.
- legacyWhat's passed down
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- end of lifeCessation of existence
- outdatedNo longer in use
- abandonedLeft behind completely
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obsolete softwareemerging technology
Newly developed, unestablished innovations
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