defunct

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/dɪˈfʌŋkt/ English

Definitions

noun

The dead person (referred to).

verb

To make defunct.

adjective

Deceased, dead.
No longer in use, inactive.
Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
No longer in business or service.

Related words

Synonyms

antiquated disused outdated dead inoperative deceased extinct obsolete departed late missing outmoded invalid old-fashioned old ancient bygone former

Associated

airline tennis affiliated armenian hockey dissolved licensed merged throne indoor franchise soccer

Rhymes

adjunct tinct unked kinked trunked clunked chinked skunked junked flunked

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