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End-of-life

nounid 2455·updated May 9, 2026
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All software products have life cycles. End-of-life refers to the date when a software development company no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance for the product.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
End-of-lives
possessive
End-of-life's
pluralpossessive
End-of-lives'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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All software products have life cycles. End-of-life refers to the date when a software development company no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance for the product.

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