sql-server-database-engine-backward-compatibility.md

title	SQL Server Database Engine Backward Compatibility | Microsoft Docs
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SQL Server Database Engine Backward Compatibility

[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2016-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] Topics in the backward compatibility section describe changes in behavior between versions of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].

Topic	Description
Deprecated Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2017	Deprecated [!INCLUDEssDE] features in the 2017 release.
Deprecated Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2016	Deprecated [!INCLUDEssDE] features in the 2016 release.
Discontinued Database Engine Functionality in SQL Server 2016	Discontinued [!INCLUDEssDE] features in the 2016 release.
Breaking Changes to Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2017	[!INCLUDEssDE] feature changes that might require changes to applications.
Breaking Changes to Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2016	[!INCLUDEssDE] feature changes that might require changes to applications.