Article | REF: H7002 V2

Computer systems and software obsolescence

Authors: Claude BARON, Yann ARGOTTI, Marc ZOLGHADRI, Sid-Ali ADDOUCHE, Mariem BESBES, Kevin BOISSIE

Publication date: March 10, 2022 | Lire en français

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    1. Obsolescence of technical systems

    1.1 Characterization and examples

    The standard (IEC 62402, 2019) defines obsolescence as the transition from the state of availability to the state of unavailability of an entity from its manufacturer in accordance with the original specification.

    Obsolescence is an inescapable phenomenon: a product, defined as "anything (object, service, organization, idea, ideology...) that can be offered on the market to satisfy a need or a desire", has a limited useful life.

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