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    [Adjective]  | "ob*so*lete" | \ ˌäb-sə-ˈlēt \


    1: no longer in use or no longer useful

    2: of a kind or style no longer current : old-fashioned

    3: indistinct or imperfect as compared with a corresponding part in related organisms : vestigial


    Origin: 1579 ;

     Latin obsoletus, from past participle of obsolescere to grow old, become disused, perhaps from ob- toward + solēre to be accustomed;

    [Verb]  | "obsolete" 


    1: to make (something) old-fashioned or no longer useful : make obsolete


    Origin: 1640 ;

     See: {obsolete:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "obsolete" 


    1: having passed its time of use or usefulness;


      * e.g., " ... I was told my old printer is obsolete and I can't get replacement parts "



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     [ "obsolete" ]

    1: A time-released function on all technology (especially PCs) that activates itself right after you buy the device.

     [ "obsolete" ]

    1: "We want to sell you a new one."

      * e.g.,  ... That P4 is only 2 GHz? How do you get anything done on that obsolete pile? 

     [ "obsolete" ]

    1:  Your computer for work

      * e.g.,  ... SAFETY MANUAL TIP #1: Do not sit near obsolete computers 


     [ "obsolete" ]

    2:  Caused by Windows

      * e.g.,  ... SAFETY MANUAL TIP #2: If your computer is not obsolete, install Windows 

     [ "obsolete" ]

    1: one of the greatest albums of all time by one of the greatest bands.

      * e.g.,  ... fear factory's version of cars is on the digipak to obsolete. 

     [ "Obsolete" ]

    1: Outdated, useless.

      * e.g.,  ... Cassette tapes are obsolete. 

     [ "Obsolete" ]

    1: What you classify yourself as when you fade away.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'll fade away an classify myself as obsolete." 

     [ "obsoletize" ]

    1: To make obsolete.

      * e.g.,  ... To obsoletize poisoning non-smokers, Charles Knows invented a Safe Smoking Lounges (SSLs) and got permission to erect it on Coney Island Beach to see how many smokers used it voluntarily. SSL's have a solar-powered ceiling fan which blows cigarette smoke up a chimney to the atmosphere to prevent the cigarette smoke from injuring non-smokers. 

     [ "Obsolete" ]

    1: Something that is so old that no one feels the need to use it anymore; see old school or cavemen for more information.

      * e.g.,  ... ex. 1: The stubborn man decided to go to work by driving a 1908 Model-T Ford, which was so obsolete that it literally had to be cranked. 

     [ "Obsolete Mule" ]

    1: The nickname given by the Brilliant Matt Hardy to his OBSOLETE! Money making mule. Brother Nero.

      * e.g.,  ... Obsolete mule. You must learn to control your spot monkey addiction. 

     [ "Obsolete Avoidance" ]

    1: The act of putting off buying a current product knowing that a new model or updated version will be released in the near future.

      * e.g.,  ... Example 1: Guy 1: "Hey, I've just bought myself an Iphone 4s!". Guy 2: "I think i'm going to use Obsolete Avoidance and wait for the Iphone 5". 

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