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legacy definition - telecom
Referring to a software or hardware component or element, a system, or a network that is technically outdated, although often compatible with current technology. In consideration of the evolutionary nature of technology, systems and standards development generally places considerable emphasis on backward compatibility, i.e., compatibility with legacy technology.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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