English Explanatory Dictionary

planned obsolescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

planned obsolescence

Etymology

Coined by Bernard London in 1932 and popularized in the 1960 book The Waste Makers by Vance Packard.

Synonyms

built-in obsolescence programmed obsolescence
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