"linkrot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkˌɹɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɪŋkˌɹɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-linkrot.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-linkrot.wav [US]
Etymology: From link (“hyperlink”) + rot (“process of becoming rotten”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|link|rot|notext=1|t1=hyperlink|t2=process of becoming rotten|type=exocentric}} link (“hyperlink”) + rot (“process of becoming rotten”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} linkrot (uncountable)
  1. (Internet) The steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: link rot Related terms: dead link, bit rot, permalink Translations (steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed): رابط مكسور (Arabic), 失效連結 (Chinese Mandarin), 失效连结 (shīxiàoliánjié) (Chinese Mandarin), linkrot (Dutch), lingikõdu (Estonian), lingimädanik (Estonian), linkkirutto (Finnish), pranala mati (Indonesian), リンク切れ (rinku-gire) (alt: リンクぎれ) (Japanese), изуми́рање на вр́ската (izumíranje na vŕskata) [feminine] (Macedonian), lenkeråte (Norwegian Bokmål), پیوند مرده (Persian), apodrecimento de links [masculine] (Portuguese), apodrecimento de referência [feminine] (Portuguese), quebra de links [masculine] (Portuguese), вымира́ние ссы́лок (vymiránije ssýlok) [feminine] (Russian), länkröta (Swedish), bağlantı bozulması (Turkish), bağlantı kırılması (Turkish), bağlantı ölümü (Turkish), вимирання посилань (vymyrannja posylanʹ) (Ukrainian), مردہ روابط (Urdu)

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