# Gradual Deprecation

> A technique for announcing a removal with a date, warning the consumers still using it, and removing it after the date.

Record: `lexicon:gradual-deprecation`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-gradual-deprecation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Compatibility Adapter](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/compatibility-adapter.md) and before [Migration Guide](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/migration-guide.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Refactors

- [Unversioned Breaking Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/unversioned-breaking-change.md)
- [Stable Interfaces](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/stable-interfaces.md)
- [Backward Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/backward-compatibility.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)
- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)