Noun (thing)
    
  
    EOL (end of life)  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        the point when something is no longer supported or viable        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Operating systems typically reach their EOL about 3 years after release, but  some people continue using them for decades.