 ##  [Metadata Decay](/metadata-decay) 

  ##  [Metadata Decay](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/metadata-decay-0) 

  
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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

Progressive loss, obsolescence, or corruption of descriptive, administrative, or structural metadata for a resource such that the metadata no longer reliably supports discovery, identification, interpretation, preservation, or management of that resource.