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.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
dox	Definitions include: personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web.
tks	Definitions include: "thanks".
signal-to-noise ratio	Definitions include: By analogy from the same-named measurement in analog electronics.
nuke	Definitions include: to cook something in the microwave.
tl;dr	Definitions include: acronym for "too long; didn't read."
e-	Definitions include: prefix added to a noun to make it Internet-related.
YW	Definitions include: acronym for "you're welcome".
IDBY	Definitions include: acronym for "I Don't Believe You."
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
HFS	Definitions include: acronym for "holy fucking shit".
zombie	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.
NGL	Definitions include: acronym for "not gonna lie" i.e. "not going to lie".
FR	Definitions include: acronym for "for real".
IWTFIL	Definitions include: acronym for "I want to fall in love".
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Other terms relating to 'link':
LGT	Definitions include: acronym for "link goes to".
link farm	Definitions include: a website with little or no content, consisting of mostly (or entirely)
Other terms relating to 'rot':
bit rot	Definitions include: a hypothetical disease that causes programs to run more poorly over time and causes documents to become corrupted.
crotch rot	Definitions include: a fungal infection of the groin region (Tinea cruris).
root rot	Definitions include: venereal disease.
rot in hell	Definitions include: general insult / disparaging remark.
software rot	Definitions include: a hypothetical affliction that causes programs to run more poorly over time.

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