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_D_e_p_r_e_c_a_t_e_d _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     These functions are provided for compatibility with older versions
     of R only, and may be defunct as soon as of the next release.

     `.Deprecated("<new name>")' is called from deprecated functions.

     `provide' allows code to register the names of packages that it
     encompasses.  The argument is stored in the list `.Provided'.
     `provide' returns `FALSE' if the package was already present in
     `.Provided' or among the packages in `search()'.  The main use for
     `provide' is when multiple packages share code.  This is most
     likely when the code implements features present in S(-PLUS) but
     not in R.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     .Deprecated(new)

     provide(package)

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `Defunct'

