Bit rot may refer to:
* "
Bit Rot", a short story by Charles Stross
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Data rot Bit rot may refer to:
* " Bit Rot", a short story by Charles Stross
* Data rot, the decay of electromagnetic charge in a computer's storage
** Disc rot
Disc rot is the tendency of CD, DVD, or other optical discs to become unreadable because of ...
, the decay of electromagnetic charge in a computer's storage
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Disc rot
Disc rot is the tendency of compact disc, CD, DVD, or other optical discs to become unreadable because of physical or chemical deterioration. The causes include oxidation of the reflective layer, physical scuffing and abrasion of disc, reactions wi ...
, the deterioration of optical media such as DVDs and CDs
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Software rot
Software rot (bit rot, code rot, software erosion, software decay, or software entropy) is either a slow deterioration of software quality over time or its diminishing responsiveness that will eventually lead to software becoming faulty, unusabl ...
, the deterioration of unmaintained software
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