Legacy technical debt refers to outdated code, systems, or architecture that require costly maintenance or refactoring, often due to past shortcuts or neglected upgrades. It is used to prioritize immediate functionality over long-term quality, benefiting developers by enabling rapid delivery, but ultimately burdening teams and stakeholders with slowed innovation, increased bugs, and higher costs over time.
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