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planned obsolescence
noun
- a method of stimulating consumer demand by designing products that wear out or become outmoded after limited use.
planned obsolescence
noun
- the policy of deliberately limiting the life of a product in order to encourage the purchaser to replace it Also calledbuilt-in obsolescence
planned obsolescence
- Incorporating into a product features that will almost certainly go out of favor in a short time, thereby inducing the consumer to purchase a new model of the product. Placing sweeping tail fins on an automobile was an example of planned obsolescence.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of planned obsolescence1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
One is planned obsolescence, where manufacturers purposefully design devices to not last as long as they theoretically could.
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