[GRASS-dev] New v.digit

Glynn Clements glynn at gclements.plus.com
Mon Feb 26 16:15:07 EST 2007


Hamish wrote:

> > > ps- [-n flag] I made a mistake some time ago calling a module flag
> > > "superseded" (replaced) when it was better termed "depreciated"
> > > (removed). For a lot of cases now "depreciated" is a better word for
> > > what's happening but "superseded" is what is now used.
> > 
> > The word is "deprecated" (no "i");
> 
> don't take my word for it; see below,    (sorry about the pun)

	http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=deprecate

In the context of a software feature slated for removal, the commonly
used term is "deprecated"; use of "depreciated" is usually a typo.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>




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