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linkrot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkˌɹɒt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈlɪŋkˌɹɑt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

The steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: URL rot

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From link (“hyperlink”) + rot (“process of becoming rotten”).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رابط مكسور — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 失效連結 /失效连结 (shīxiàoliánjié) — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Dutch: linkrot — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Estonian: lingikõdu — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Estonian: lingimädanik — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Finnish: linkkirutto — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Indonesian: pranala mati — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Japanese: リンク切れ (rinku-gire) — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Macedonian: изуми́рање на вр́ската (izumíranje na vŕskata) — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lenkeråte — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Persian: پیوند مرده — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Polish: martwy link — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Portuguese: apodrecimento de links — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Portuguese: apodrecimento de referência — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Portuguese: quebra de links — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Russian: вымира́ние ссы́лок (vymiránije ssýlok) — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Swedish: länkröta — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Turkish: bağlantı bozulması — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Turkish: bağlantı kırılması — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Turkish: bağlantı ölümü — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Ukrainian: вимирання посилань (vymyrannja posylanʹ) — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed
  • Urdu: مردہ روابط — steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as webpages are moved or removed