[ noun ] the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date <noun.process> a policy of planned obsolescence
Obsolescence \Ob`so*les"cence\, n. [See {Obsolescent}.] The state of becoming obsolete.
It said the obsolescence provision was $4 million a year ago.
Jukeboxes were challenged by home stereos, shunned by fast-food drive-ins and threatened with obsolescence by the compact disc and the decline of the 45-rpm single.
One of the great inventions of the 20th century, the cathode ray tube (CRT), is heading towards obsolescence.
'As the level of sophistication continues to increase, so the life of the building shortens and the rate of obsolescence grows.' Large retailers, particularly grocers, have been the driving force behind such changes.
Merger/reorganization 28% Slow-growth industry 15% Superiors 11% Health 8% Technical obsolescence 5% Age discrimination 4% "If you were now starting over, what career would you pursue?"
IBM scrapped that cozy arrangement between the mid-70s and early '80s, in favor of selling to the former renters, because technology was changing so fast that it wanted them to carry more of the obsolescence risk.
Planned obsolescence has taken on new meaning for many owners of Radio Shack computers.