"disc rot" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disc rot (uncountable)
  1. The process by which optical discs become unreadable due to physical or chemical deterioration. Wikipedia link: disc rot Tags: uncountable Synonyms: disk rot Related terms: data rot, bit rot
    Sense id: en-disc_rot-en-noun-8crvZ5G4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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