deprecated is a general word for any programming language, OS, etc. that indicates 
that a particular functionality is no longer suggested for new use but that it will 
still work for indeterminate amount of time, and that at some point in the future it 
will no longer work.

In the case of arrays, the one time I have seen it is when using if(defined(@array)) 
which is the same as just saying if(@array) and taking the scalar as true or false. 
This is deprecated because the second method is preferable anyways, but it still works 
everywhere that warnings or strict is not on.

To which particular instance were your referring?

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On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:45:00 -0500, "Deshazer, Earl (GEAE)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> what does the word deprecated mean as it relates to an array or hash. I have
> gotten this error before and I don't know how to correct it. Thanks.
> 
> William DeShazer
> 

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