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Meaning
Adj
●
In Death:
Deceased, dead.
●
No
longer
in use
or
active
, nor
expected
to be again.
●
In Business:
No
longer
in use
or
active
, nor
expected
to be again.
No
longer
in business
or service, nor
expected
to be again.
●
In Computing:
Specifically, of a process: having
terminated
but not having been
reaped
(by its
parent
or an
inheritor
), and thus still
occupying
a process
slot
. See also
zombie
,
zombie
process.
●
In Linguistics:
(of
a language
) No
longer
spoken.
Verb
●
To make defunct.
Noun
●
The
dead
person (referred to).
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Origin
defunct
English
defunctus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Antiquated
Disused
Outdated
Obsolete
Dead
Related
Moribund
Disbanded
Extinct
Abandoned
Shuttered
Insolvent
Bankrupt
Discredited
Discontinued
Dormant
Unusable
Former
Renamed
Redundant
Outmoded
Useless
Decrepit
Vacant
Infamous
Inaccessible
Unavailable
Inoperative
Worthless
Unprofitable
Retired
Formerly
Erstwhile
Crippled
Old
Defective
Predecessor
Irrelevant
Departed
Demolished
Empty
Blank
Invalid
Ineffective
Unviable
Inactive
Closed
Closed Down
Dead And Buried
Null And Void
Dead In The Water
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