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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.

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Word or phrase to describe something that previously had a use, but now has a negative impact

Something like a remnant of a system that originally had a purpose, but has since lost its purpose, to the point of having a negative impact on the current system. Think of something like an outdated …
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