Deprecated vs Depreciated
One thing that often annoys me, particularly in my line of work in IT is the frequent muddling-up of the words deprecated and depreciated.
According to Wiktionary…
Depreciate
Verb
- (intransitive) To reduce in value over time.
- (transitive) To belittle
Deprecate
Verb
- (formal) to express disapproval of.
- (computing) to recommend against use of.
- (archaic) to pray against.
So when a module or feature of a computer program is outdated and has been replaced by a new one, it is deprecated.
its depreciated too…
The value has gone down (caused by release of new software/hardware).
Its depreciated, so i deprecate it.