Heavily used in Operating systems and related contexts, for features which in future will be unavailable, but for now continuance on sufferance is tolerated.
E.G. on linux ifconfig -> ip command, some crossover, then ifconfig having been deprecated for some years, is removed.
ggm|6 months ago
E.G. on linux ifconfig -> ip command, some crossover, then ifconfig having been deprecated for some years, is removed.