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Definition of Obsolescence
1. Noun. The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date. "A policy of planned obsolescence"
Definition of Obsolescence
1. n. The state of becoming obsolete.
Definition of Obsolescence
1. Noun. The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected. ¹
2. Noun. The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obsolescence
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Obsolescence
1. Falling into disuse; denoting the abolition of a function. Origin: L. Obsolesco, to grow out of use (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obsolescence
Literary usage of Obsolescence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Federal Income Tax, War-profits and Excess-profits Taxes: Including Stamp by George Edwin Holmes (1920)
"... FOR DEPRECIATION, obsolescence AND AMORTIZATION In the case of individuals
the Revenue Act of 1918 permits a reasonable allowance for the exhaustion, ..."
2. Auditing Theory and Practice by Robert Hiester Montgomery (1912)
"obsolescence: The author is not prepared at this time to support the contention
that an allowance for obsolescence is an item of prime cost as is the case ..."
3. Accounting Theory and Practice by Roy Bernard Kester (1918)
"This type of inadequacy merges imperceptibly into obsolescence. ... obsolescence as
a Cause The second factor of functional depreciation is obsolescence. ..."
4. Principles of Depreciation by Earl Adolphus Saliers (1916)
"tion results from the obsolescence or the inadequacy of a plant unit, or a
combination of ... It indicates neither physical depreciation nor obsolescence. ..."
5. Preparedness: The American Versus the Military Programme by William Isaac Hull (1916)
"THE obsolescence OF AIRCRAFT Meanwhile, rapid as has been the development of
aviation, the obsolescence of aircraft has been even more rapid; ..."
6. Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal by National Research Council (U.S.), Board on Army Science and Technology (2007)
"The Department of Defense (DOD) standards on obsolescence are focused on criteria
and considerations concerning obsolete weapons and other military ..."
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