obsolete

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not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable:

Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.

no longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

not in general use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable:

Payment by cheque will soon be obsolete.

become/be rendered obsolete Traditional retailing is in danger of being rendered obsolete by the internet.

We need to replace some obsolete equipment.