From 54ddf23c8ad780391c6c941f08f36707780968ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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updates happen.
- At times, it makes sense to retire the definition for a stats object or a stats value. - When this happens, it is not advisable to simply delete it from the spec, since there may - be implementations out there that use it, and it is important that the name is reserved - from re-use for another, incompatible definition. -
-- Therefore, retired stats objects are moved to a separate section in this document. - Retired stats objects are moved there in their entirety; retired stats values are moved - to a "partial dictionary". -
-- If there is no evidence that the retired object definition has ever been used (such as an - object that is added to the spec and renamed, redefined or removed prior to - implementation), the editors can decide to just remove the object from the spec. -
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