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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: new use of an old word #55275 02/04/2002 9:15 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England The word "legacy" in IT generally means an old system, not just software. Legacy systems are usually sitting on mainframes which are well past their use-by date. Seems appropriate to expand that use of the word. So kill me. The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted new use of an old word wwh 02/04/2002 9:13 PM Re: new use of an old word Capital Kiwi 02/04/2002 9:15 PM Re: new use of an old word wwh 02/04/2002 9:58 PM Re: new use of an old word Capital Kiwi 02/04/2002 10:13 PM Re: another slang word wwh 02/04/2002 10:19 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/04/2002 10:24 PM Re: another slang word Capital Kiwi 02/04/2002 10:32 PM Re: another slang word wwh 02/04/2002 10:44 PM Re: another slang word wwh 02/05/2002 1:18 AM Re: another slang word Capital Kiwi 02/05/2002 10:04 AM Re: new use of an old word stales 02/05/2002 12:49 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,382 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,208 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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