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programmed obsolescence

programmed obsolescence noun: planned obsolescence implemented through deliberate limitations in software or hardware.

Noun

programmed obsolescence (uncountable)

  1. planned obsolescence implemented through deliberate limitations in software or hardware

Questions about programmed obsolescence

What does programmed obsolescence mean?
Programmed obsolescence means planned obsolescence implemented through deliberate limitations in software or hardware.
What part of speech is programmed obsolescence?
Programmed obsolescence is a noun.

Words near programmed obsolescence in the dictionary

  1. programmed
  2. programmed cell death
  3. programmed cell deaths
  4. programmed function key
  5. programmed function keys
  6. programmed obsolescence
  7. programmed random occurrence
  8. programmed random occurrences
  9. programmer
  10. programmer art
  11. programmer socks

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