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Never use deprecated fields, methods, or classes in new code. Java also provides a @deprecated annotation to indicate the deprecation of specific fields, methods, and classes. For example, many methods of java.util.Date, such as Date.getYear(), have been explicitly deprecated. Rule THI05-J. Do not use Thread.stop() to terminate threads describes issues that can result from using the deprecated Thread.stop() method. 

The Java SE documentation provides a list of deprecated APIs for each version of the language:

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      Rule 06. : Methods (MET)