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Successor
01
a person or thing that is next in line to someone or something else
02
something that comes after and replaces the previous product, system, etc.
Example
After the professor's retirement, her most promising student became her successor in the department.
The CEO announced her retirement and named her longtime deputy as her successor.
The prince was groomed to be the king's successor and take the throne one day.
The company was eager to find a worthy successor to continue the founder's legacy and lead it into the future.
The new model of the smartphone, hailed as the successor to last year's version, features many advanced improvements.
