Orphan Product (Dictionary Entry)

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Last updated: 07-21-2021
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Orphan Product

Alternative Forms

  • Orphan

Definitions

Definition 1 IT Service Management

A IT product that is no longer supported or whose editor or manufacturer ceased to exist.

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2. a computer product that is no longer supported by its manufacturer, or whose manufacturer is out of business. For example, the Amiga is now an orphan computer.

(https://open-measure.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIB/pages/466845775, p. 345)

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