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Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 04/23/07 23:51
On 2007-04-23, Andy Dingley wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:34:02 -0400, "Chris F.A. Johnson"
><cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2007-04-23, Andy Dingley wrote:
>>> On 23 Apr, 16:03, cwdjrxyz <spamtr...@cwdjr.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> some old tags are depreciated
>>>
>>> deprecated
>>>
>>> Different meaning.
>>
>> In the context, the meaning is the same.
>
> Not at all!
>
> Depreciation is a gradual loss of value over time (such as with some
> capital asset), as an inherent part of whatever aging process it's
> subject to.
That is one meaning of it; another is the same as deprecate.
> Deprecation is an _externally_ applied expression of disapproval for a
> feature. Typically it's also applied as a discontinuous change in status
> (unlike gradual depreciation), but the crucial aspect is that it's
> applied from outside.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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