link rot

A form of linkrot — The steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed.

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Meanings

nounlink rot (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of linkrot.
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link rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20rot

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“link rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20rot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “link rot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20rot.

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