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  2. List of obsolete technology - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of obsolete technology, superseded by newer technologies. Obsolescence is defined as the "transition from available to unavailable from the manufacturer in accordance with the original specification." [1] Newer technologies can mostly be considered as disruptive innovation. Many older technologies co-exist with newer alternatives ...

  3. List of deprecated terms for diseases - Wikipedia

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    Obsolete term Preferred term Reference Notes Apoplexy: Stroke [1] Also a general term for internal bleeding in a specific organ. Bends: Decompression sickness [2] Referred to the associated musculoskeletal issues of decompression illness. Bilious remitting fever: Dengue fever [3] Used in reference to a 1780 outbreak in Philadelphia. Break-bone ...

  4. Fossil word - Wikipedia

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    A fossil word is a word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use due to its presence within an idiom or phrase. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An example for a word sense is 'ado' in 'much ado'. An example for a phrase is ' in point ' (relevant), which is retained in the larger phrases ' case in point ' (also 'case on point' in the legal context) and ...

  5. List of archaic technological nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    In the history of science, forms of words are often coined to describe newly observed phenomena. Sometimes the words chosen reflect assumptions about the phenomenon which later turn out to be erroneous. In most cases, the original forms of words then become archaic and fall into disuse, with notable exceptions. This list documents such archaisms.

  6. Category:Obsolete medical terms - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Obsolete medical terms" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  7. Here’s How Words Get Removed from the Dictionary - AOL

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  8. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    Oxford Dictionary has 273,000 headwords; 171,476 of them being in current use, 47,156 being obsolete words and around 9,500 derivative words included as subentries. The dictionary contains 157,000 combinations and derivatives, and 169,000 phrases and combinations, making a total of over 600,000 word-forms. [37] [38]

  9. Products You Never Thought Would be Obsolete

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    2001-2022. Though it didn't make the first digital music players on the market, Apple revolutionized and popularized them in 2001 when it released the very first iPod.