obsolescence
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- noun
- /ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.əns/
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obsolescencia
- Apparently, not even the world's oldest profession is immune from potential technological obsolescence.
- technology obsolescence
- rapid obsolescence
- technological obsolescence
I, I think it's, it's more like planned obsolescence.
- I, I think it's, it's more like planned obsolescence.
- And what's what's most troubling I guess for us is also this aspect of software obsolescence.
- The cruel speed of our guaranteed obsolescence suits me.
- Would you say that that was land obsolescence?
Examples
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But the main reason was obsolescence rather than wanting to be contemporary.
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Everything is subject to planned obsolescence from the moment you get it, and most times before.
Blog text (32) -
Can you imagine the obsolescence of college?
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Rapid change in technology, including obsolescence, is a fact of life in the knowledge economy.
Academic text (2000) -
So how do you deal with the obsolescence given the fast moving frontier, right?
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Are you not overly concerned about the obsolescence of the U.S. university system?
Academic text (1999) -
There are always technology "holdouts" as products move into obsolescence.
Academic text (2015) -
The research addresses the obsolescence of summarized data as the activity base of the firm changes.
Academic text (1992) -
From the moment something's born or invented, we're on a one-way course with obsolescence.
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The rapid advancement of smartphones leads to the obsolescence of older models every year.
Synonyms
A slow change that makes ideas or systems become fixed and stop changing
A state when something is no longer used or useful
A state of being no longer modern or in style
A state of being old-fashioned and no longer used
Antonyms
How Obsolete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word obsolescence comes from an old Latin verb obsolescere that means 'to grow old'. So, obsolescence is the process of 'growing old' or 'falling out of use', which is why we use it for things that become obsolete.