What does "deprecated" mean? [closed]

Question

I am beginner for android and i am studying some tutorials on the internet.

I was studying "tabactivity" but on android site tells me it is deprecated.

What this means? It is not for use it anymore?

Sorry for bad english thanks

Answer 1

Deprecated means "You can still use this, but don't count on it, because we will probably replace it with something else (or remove it entirely) in future software releases."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation