alpha particles n.
See bit rot.
See bit rot.
Related:
- cosmic rays n.
Notionally, the cause of bit rot.
However, this is a semi-independent usage that may... - bit rot: n. Also {bit decay}. Hypothetical disease the existence
of which has been deduced from the observation that unused programs
or features will often stop working after sufficient time has
passed,
even if `nothing has changed'. The theory explains... - bit rot n.
[common] Also bit decay. Hypothetical
disease the existence of which has been deduced from the
observation that unused programs or features will often stop
working after sufficient time has passed,
even if `nothing has changed'. The theory explains... - bit decay n.
See bit rot. People with a physics
background tend to prefer this variant for the analogy with
particle decay.
See also computron, quantum... -
... - bit decay: n. See {bit rot}. People with a physics background
tend to prefer this variant for the analogy with particle decay.
See also {computron}, {quantum bogodynamics}. ... - link rot n.
The natural decay of web links as the sites
they're connected to change or die.
Compare bit rot... - sunspots n.
1. Notional cause of an odd error. "Why did
the program suddenly turn the screen blue?" "Sunspots,
I guess." 2. Also the cause of bit rot -- from... - Stray Alpha Particles from memory packaging caused
Hard Memory Error on Server...
