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Define the word Deprecated

"Deprecated" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

deprecate \dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
   p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
   deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to
   pray. See Pray.]
   To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
   seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire
   the removal of. [archaic]
   [1913 Webster]

   2. To protest against; to advance reasons against.
      [PJC]

            His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he
            was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
      [PJC]

"deprecated" jargon "Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)"

deprecated adj. Said of a program or feature that is considered
   obsolescent and in the process of being phased out, usually in favor of
   a specified replacement. Deprecated features can, unfortunately, linger
   on for many years. This term appears with distressing frequency in
   standards documents when the committees writing the documents realize
   that large amounts of extant (and presumably happily working) code
   depend on the feature(s) that have passed out of favor. See also dusty deck.

   [Usage note: don't confuse this word with `depreciate', or the verb
   form `deprecate' with `depreciated`. They are different words; see any
   dictionary for discussion.]

"deprecated" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

deprecated
     
        Said of a program or feature that is considered obsolescent
        and in the process of being phased out, usually in favour of a
        specified replacement.  Deprecated features can,
        unfortunately, linger on for many years.  This term appears
        with distressing frequency in standards documents when the
        committees writing the documents realise that large amounts of
        extant (and presumably happily working) code depend on the
        feature(s) that have passed out of favour.
     
        See also dusty deck.
     
        [Jargon File]
     
        (1995-04-19)