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Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Core

Sunset

Also called: deprecate and retire

ELI5

Gradually close or remove a product.

Used in conversation

“The team will sunset the legacy API next year.”

Definition

To retire a product, feature or service through a managed process.

Here “Sunset” means: To retire a product, feature or service through a managed process.

Pitch context

You will see “Sunset” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.