Refers to a class, interface, constructor, method or field that is no longer recommended, and may cease to exist in a future version.

c. 1500, "prayer to avert evil," from Middle French deprécation, from Latin deprecationem (nominative deprecatio), from past participle stem of deprecari "plead in excuse, avert by pray [..]

Refers to a class, interface, constructor, method or field that is no longer recommended, and may cease to exist in a future version.

(n) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster(n) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

Deprecation is the process of marking attributes or features that should be avoided by users, including Web developers. Deprecation may be applied for various reasons, including one of the most common [..]

In computer software or authoring programs standards and documentation, the term deprecation is applied to software features that are superseded and should be avoided. Although deprecated features remain in the current version, their use may raise warning messages recommending alternative practices, and deprecation may indicate that the feature wil [..]

(uncountable) The act of deprecating. (countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning. [..]