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(computing) The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.

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bit rot

Noun

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(computing) The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.

Japanese Meaning

保存されたデータが、時間の経過とともに徐々に劣化や破損を起こす現象 / 記憶装置内のコンテンツが、長期間の保存により品質が低下し、正しく動作しなくなる現象

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If you don't refresh your archival backups periodically, bit rot can quietly corrupt years of data.

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アーカイブされたバックアップを定期的に更新しなければ、保存されたデータの劣化が何年分ものファイルを静かに破損することがあります。

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(computing) The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.

The rise of gaming has its own place in the story of digital culture, but Cerf warns that important political and historical documents will also be lost to bit rot.

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