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'''Link rot''' (also called '''link death''', '''link breaking''', or '''reference rot''') is the phenomenon of {{Wikipedia|hyperlink}} | '''Link rot''' (also called '''link death''', '''link breaking''', or '''reference rot''') is the phenomenon of {{Wikipedia|hyperlink|hyperlinks}} tending over time to cease to point to their originally targeted {{Wikipedia|computer file|file}}, {{Wikipedia|web page}}, or {{Wikipedia|Server (computing)|server}} due to that resource being relocated to a new address or becoming permanently unavailable. A link that no longer points to its target, often called a ''broken'', ''dead'', or ''orphaned'' link, is a specific form of {{Wikipedia|dangling pointer}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 5 September 2023
Link rot (also called link death, link breaking, or reference rot) is the phenomenon of 
hyperlinks tending over time to cease to point to their originally targeted file, web page, or server due to that resource being relocated to a new address or becoming permanently unavailable. A link that no longer points to its target, often called a broken, dead, or orphaned link, is a specific form of dangling pointer.
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