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  • core (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
  • auction a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • psychopath someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  • pike medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
  • sociopath someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  • marxism the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism
  • auction bridge a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • sociopathic personality a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
  • magnetic core (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
  • diapsida used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria
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