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linkrot

Syllables: link·rot/ˈlɪŋkˌɹɒt//ˈlɪŋkˌɹɑt/

linkrot noun: the steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed.

linkrot: the steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
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Noun

linkrot (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed.
    • It turns out that link rot and content drift are endemic to the web, which is both unsurprising and shockingly risky for a library that has “billions of books and no central filing system.”2021 June 30, Jonathan Zittrain, “The Internet is Rotting”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Sep...
    Synonyms:
    URL rot

linkrot meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

linkrot in Urdu

steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
مردہ روابط

linkrot in Arabic

steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
رابط مكسور

linkrot in Indonesian

steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
pranala mati

linkrot in Persian

steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
پیوند مرده

Synonyms of linkrot

Forms of linkrot

alternative formlink rot

Origin of linkrot

From link (“hyperlink”) + rot (“process of becoming rotten”).

Questions about linkrot

What does linkrot mean?
Linkrot means the steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed.
What is linkrot in Urdu?
Linkrot in Urdu is مردہ روابط. See Linkrot meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is linkrot?
Linkrot is a noun.
How do you pronounce linkrot?
Linkrot is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkˌɹɒt/ (UK).

Words near linkrot in the dictionary

  1. linkman
  2. linkmen
  3. Linkou
  4. linkpost
  5. linkposts
  6. linkrot
  7. links
  8. links in
  9. links out
  10. links up
  11. linksland

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linkrot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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