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I'm not trained programmer, so be gentle with my ignorance. I'm trying to search changelog files for where an open source project dropped a feature I need. I was just wondering if there may be a good set of terms to describe this.

Bugzilla has detailed bug reporting forms. Are design changes also logged using rigorous language?

Its something I can see myself advocating as my own small contribution. (^_^)

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I don't think there's an explicit term for 'removed functionality'. Others have mentioned 'deprecated', but to my knowledge that means something is slated for removal at a later date and should be avoided.

Your best bet would be to use Removed Functionality or Discontinued Feature.

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While deprecated is certainly a common reference to removal of something in software app., hierarchically its higher up from a feature or function where a missing user change may be referenced, so I'll accept this for the answer. and +1 to others... – xtian Jul 19 '12 at 15:10
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There are two terms that i am currently recalling for functionality that will no longer be supported or used in .NET Framework next release(s):

a) Obsolete - The attribute Obsolete is used to mark types and members of types that should no longer be used. For more detailed info - Obsolete (C# Programming Guide)

b) Function is not supported - Some Visual Basic 6.0 functions are no longer supported in Visual Basic .NET . The functionality that these functions provided can be accomplished using new functions in the .NET Framework; however, the differences in implementation make it too difficult to upgrade automatically.

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I believe the term is depreciated

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That's deprecated. – Michael Jul 19 '12 at 1:02
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Deprecated specifically means that they are still there but are to be avoided because in future they may / will be removed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation – pdr Jul 19 '12 at 1:52

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