73% of payments in China are digital - can we say cash will soon become obsolete?

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• Overview: Short of time? Quick summary of obsolete vs. deprecated

• Part 1: Obsolete explained

• Part 2: Deprecated explained

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OVERVIEW

PART 1

Obsolete

Something that is obsolete (verb) is no longer used or supported, or is outdated.

It’s often used when referring to software or technology that has been replaced by a newer, better option.

• Fax machines are obsolete and have been replaced by email.

• Payment by cheque has become obsolete.

PART 2

Deprecated

Generally, deprecate (verb) means to not approve of something.

In technology, deprecate can be a verb or an adjective to mean that a feature is no longer recommend for use.

• You shouldn’t use deprecated features.

• The developers plan to deprecate this API in the next release.

Tip For C1 Level English: Maybe you already know this vocabulary, but are your collocations grammatically correct? For example, can you use ‘rendered obsolete’ in a sentence?

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