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link rot

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link rot
Refers to invalid links on the Web. The more years go by, the more link rot because pages are moved to new locations or deleted. See dead link, 404 error, link consistency and Web rage.
(World-Wide Web)link rot - The process by which links on a web page became unusable as the pages they point to change location or are removed.
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