outdated technology

collocation in English

meaningsofoutdatedandtechnology

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outdated
adjective
uk
/ˌaʊtˈdeɪ.tɪd/us
/ˌaʊtˈdeɪ.t̬ɪd/
old-fashioned and therefore not as good or as fashionable as ...
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technology
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of ...
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(Definition ofoutdatedandtechnologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutdated technology

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Whereoutdatedtechnologyis a factor affecting the performance profile of a work, we would expect to see a decline in performances.
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After all, promoting this kind ofoutdatedtechnologytakes away urgently needed resources from renewable energies.
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To go for a private system ofoutdatedtechnologyand partial coverage would be an enormous error.
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It is, in fact, updated and notoutdatedtechnology.
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I am talking about the aero-engine industry, which no one could claim uses old andoutdatedtechnology.
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We have put the project back on track by removing theoutdatedtechnologyand complexity of the benefit payment card.
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From the savings which arise from ceasing to maintain anoutdatedtechnology, much of the funding for the core investment programme will be released.
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The second priority is to convert the existingoutdatedtechnologyrooms into science and general teaching rooms, at a cost of £470,000.
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Also, if theoutdatedtechnologyis improved, huge energy savings will be made.
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That repetition of information usingoutdatedtechnologyis a terrible waste of time and effort for service users and departments, and for taxpayers, as it wastes significant amounts of money.
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Incineration has a bad name in this country, mainly because we useoutdatedtechnology.
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The delivery of first class mail, the schools, the judiciary, the legislative system all mired inoutdatedtechnology.
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This is anoutdatedtechnology, which was replaced by water-powered circular saw around 1825.
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Furthermore, many of the biomass plants are old, useoutdatedtechnologyand were not built to comply with todays stringent standards.
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In recent years the chemistry building has had interior redevelopments to bring theoutdatedtechnology and amenities up to the standard required for modern chemistry research.
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The interface is unintuitive and relies on outdated technologies and paradigms of interaction.
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