Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legacy system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: lega-cy sys-tem
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old computer system or application program that continues to be used because the user (typically an organization) does not want to replace or redesign it.

Inflected Forms

legacy systems (plural)

Questions

What does legacy system mean?: An old computer system or application program that continues to be used because the user (typically an organization) does not want to replace or redesign it.

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