deprecated usage
deprecated usage
[′dep·rə‚kād·əd ′yü·sij] (science and technology)
Word usage which is disapproved by experts in the pertinent field because the term in question has misleading connotations; for example, a capacitor has frequently been called a “condenser,” but it does not condense anything.
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