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Definition of link rot
link rot
noun - uncountable
- the breakage of links on the web as their targets disappear.
We need to update our "Resources" page. It's suffering from link rot.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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| Definitions include: personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web. | |
| Definitions include: "thanks". | |
| Definitions include: By analogy from the same-named measurement in analog electronics. | |
| Definitions include: to cook something in the microwave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "too long; didn't read." | |
| Definitions include: prefix added to a noun to make it Internet-related. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "you're welcome". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I Don't Believe You." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard". | |
| Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "holy fucking shit". | |
| Definitions include: a computer whose security has been compromised, and is then used to perform computer misdeeds, such as sending spam or performing denial-of-service attacks. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "not gonna lie" i.e. "not going to lie". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for real". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I want to fall in love". | |
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Other terms relating to 'link': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "link goes to". | |
| Definitions include: a website with little or no content, consisting of mostly (or entirely) | |
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| Definitions include: a hypothetical disease that causes programs to run more poorly over time and causes documents to become corrupted. | |
| Definitions include: a fungal infection of the groin region (Tinea cruris). | |
| Definitions include: venereal disease. | |
| Definitions include: general insult / disparaging remark. | |
| Definitions include: a hypothetical affliction that causes programs to run more poorly over time. | |
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