(obsolescence)
31obsolescence — ob|so|les|cence [ ,absə lesəns ] noun uncount the state of becoming old fashioned and no longer used, especially because of being replaced by something newer and more effective …
32obsolescence — ob·so·les·cence || ‚ɑbsÉ™ lesns /É’b n. state of being obsolete; state of being completely out of use due to the introduction of something new …
33obsolescence — ob·so·les·cence …
34obsolescence — UK [ˌɒbsəˈles(ə)ns] / US [ˌɑbsəˈlesəns] noun [uncountable] the state of becoming old fashioned and no longer used, especially because of being replaced by something newer and more effective …
35obsolescence — /ˌɒbsə les(ə)ns/ noun the process of a product going out of date because of progress in design or technology, and therefore becoming less useful or valuable …
36Planned obsolescence — The Centennial Light in the Livermore, California Firehouse is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later produced light bulbs.[1] Planned obsolescence or built in obsolescence[2] …
37Digital obsolescence — is a situation where a digital resource is no longer readable because the physical media, the reader required to read the media, the hardware, or the software that runs on it, is no longer available. A prime example of this is the BBC Domesday… …
38Stock obsolescence — Obsolete stock or stock obsolescence calculations are done by companies to determine how much of their stock on hand is unlikely to be used in the future. The financial value of stock obsolescence that is calculated can be entered into a general… …
39Continuous obsolescence — or perpetual revolution is a phenomenon where industry trends, or other items that do not immediately correspond to technical needs, mandate a continual readaptation of a system; such work does not increase the usefulness of the system, but is… …
40planned obsolescence — ➔ obsolescence * * * planned obsolescence UK US noun [U] ► PRODUCTION a situation in which goods are deliberately made or designed so that they do not last for a long period of time: »Critics of planned obsolescence call it wasteful and dishonest …
