73% of payments in China are digital - can we say cash will soon become obsolete?
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OVERVIEW
PART 1
Obsolete
Something that is obsolete (verb) is no longer used or supported, or is outdated.
It’s often used when referring to software or technology that has been replaced by a newer, better option.
Fax machines are obsolete and have been replaced by email.
Payment by cheque has become obsolete.
Which of the below do you think will become obsolete first?
PART 2
Deprecated
Example deprecation warning
Generally, deprecate (verb) means to not approve of something.
In technology, deprecate can be a verb or an adjective to mean that a feature is no longer recommend for use.
You shouldn’t use deprecated features.
The developers plan to deprecate this API in the next release.
Tip For C1 Level English: Maybe you already know this vocabulary, but are your collocations grammatically correct? For example, can you use ‘rendered obsolete’ in a sentence?
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