"planned obsolescence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by Bernard London in 1932. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Bernard London|in=1932|nobycat=1}} Coined by Bernard London in 1932 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} planned obsolescence (uncountable)
  1. A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: built-in obsolescence, programmed obsolescence Translations (policy): obsolescència planificada [feminine] (Catalan), 計劃報廢 (Chinese Mandarin), 计划报废 (jìhuà bàofèi) (Chinese Mandarin), plánované zastarávání (Czech), planlagt forældelse (Danish), suunniteltu vanheneminen (Finnish), obsolescence programmée [feminine] (French), geplante Obsoleszenz [feminine] (German), geplanter Verschleiß [masculine] (German), Produktvergreisung [feminine] (German), προγραμματισμένη απαξίωση (programmatisméni apaxíosi) (Greek), 計画的陳腐化 (keikakuteki chinpuka) (alt: けいかくてきちんぷか) (Japanese), 계획적 구식화 (gyehoegjeog gusighwa) (Korean), 계획적 진부화 (gyehoegjeog jinbuhwa) (Korean), planlagt foreldelse (Norwegian Bokmål), obsolescência planejada [feminine] (Portuguese), obsolescência programada [feminine] (Portuguese), obsolescencia programada [feminine] (Spanish), planerat åldrande (Swedish), inbyggt åldrande (Swedish)
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