Usually means: Degradation of data over time.
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  1. bit rot: Wiktionary
  2. bit rot: Dictionary.com
  3. Bit Rot, Bit rot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. bit rot: Merriam-Webster

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  1. bit rot: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. Bit Rot: CCI Computer
  3. bit rot: Encyclopedia

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  1. bit rot: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bit rot)

noun:  (computing) The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.
noun:  (computing) The tendency of software in storage to develop bugs over time due to minor incompatibilities with newer operating environments.

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