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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md
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### Deprecations

**Deprecation** refers to the identification of Public APIs that should no
longer be used.
[_Deprecation_][] is "the discouragement of use of some … feature … or practice,
typically because it has been superseded or is no longer considered efficient or
safe, without completely removing it or prohibiting its use. It can also imply
that a feature, design, or practice will be removed or discontinued entirely in
the future."

Node.js uses three Deprecation levels:

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[Enhancement Proposal]: https://github.com/nodejs/node-eps
[Stability Index]: doc/api/documentation.md#stability-index
[TSC]: https://github.com/nodejs/TSC
[_Deprecation_]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation
[`--pending-deprecation`]: doc/api/cli.md#--pending-deprecation
[`node-core-utils`]: https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils
[backporting guide]: doc/guides/backporting-to-release-lines.md
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