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title: "SQL Server Backward Compatibility | Microsoft Docs"
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# SQL Server Backward Compatibility
  Topics in the backward compatibility section describe changes in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] behavior between versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 Features included in this topic area include data programmability, surface area configuration tools, [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Setup, [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] services, and other broad functionality changes.  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Deprecated SQL Server Features in SQL Server 2014](../../2014/getting-started/deprecated-sql-server-features-in-sql-server-2014.md)|Deprecated [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] features in this release. This topic covers [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] configuration, and Setup functionality.|  
|[Discontinued SQL Server Features in SQL Server 2014](../../2014/getting-started/discontinued-sql-server-features-in-sql-server-2014.md)|Discontinued [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] functionality in this release. This topic covers [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] configuration, and Setup functionality.|  
|[Breaking Changes to SQL Server Features in SQL Server 2014](../../2014/getting-started/breaking-changes-to-sql-server-features-in-sql-server-2014.md)|Changes that might require changes to applications. This topic covers [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] configuration, and Setup functionality.|  
|[Behavior Changes to SQL Server Features in SQL Server 2014](../../2014/getting-started/behavior-changes-to-sql-server-features-in-sql-server-2014.md)|Behavioral  changes to [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] features in this release. This topic covers [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] configuration, and Setup functionality.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Backward Compatibility](../../2014/getting-started/backward-compatibility.md)