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planned obsolescence

practice of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life
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planned obsolescence

Summary

planned obsolescence is a destruction[1]. It draws 3,092 Wikipedia views per month (destruction category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • planned obsolescence's instance of is recorded as destruction[3].
  • planned obsolescence is a type of manufacturing process management[4].
  • planned obsolescence is a type of obsolescence[5].
  • planned obsolescence is a type of business process[6].
  • planned obsolescence's Commons category is recorded as Planned obsolescence[7].
  • planned obsolescence's described at URL is recorded as https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/15/the-right-to-repair-planned-obsolescence-electronic-waste-mountain[8].
  • planned obsolescence's subject has role is recorded as profit maximization[9].

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Context

planned obsolescence's instance of is recorded as destruction[3].

Why It Matters

planned obsolescence draws 3,092 Wikipedia views per month (destruction category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subject has role → profit maximization
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → manufacturing process management, obsolescence, business process
    Instance of → destruction
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538594805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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