##  [Link Rot](/link-rot) 

  ##  [Link Rot](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/link-rot-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The progressive loss of availability of web-based hyperlinks cited in bibliographic, archival or other records, where cited URLs begin to return errors (e.g., HTTP 404), redirect to unrelated content, or cease to resolve, causing the referenced resource to become inaccessible at that address.