Meaning of bit rot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.
   uncountable
2. The tendency of software in storage to develop bugs over time due to minor incompatibilities with newer operating environments.
   uncountable

Examples

“The rise of gaming has its own place in the story of digital culture, but Cerf warns that important political and historical documents will also be lost to bit rot.”

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