Posted by Andy Dingley on 04/23/07 22:10

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.

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.

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