What acronym is used when a product or feature is no longer supported by the vendor?
EOL
END
EFS
GPT
The term End of Life (EOL) refers to a product or feature that is no longer supported by the vendor. While it may still function no new updates, security fixes or support will be offered by the vendor. Most software like applications and operating systems have an EOL date.
An end-of-life product (EOL product) is a product at the end of the product lifecycle which prevents users from receiving updates, indicating that the product is at the end of its useful life (from the vendor's point of view) At this stage, a vendor stops the marketing, selling, or provision of parts, services or software updates for the product (The vendor may simply intend to limit or end support for the product) In the specific case of product sales, a vendor may employ the more specific term "end-of-sale" ("EOS") All users can continue to access discontinued products, but cannot receive security updates and technical support
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