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Bit Rot

Noun

The tendency for digital information to degrade or become unusable over time. This kind of data degradation or corruption can make images and audio recordings distort and documents impossible to read or open.

I toured independent radio station CKUA and manager Brian Dunsmore showed me the banks of hard drives that contain the music. … Yet he admitted bit rot was an issue.

Sanskrit equivalent

दत्तांशक्षयः

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