link rot
= L =
lint
link-dead adj.
[MUD] The state a player is in when they
kill their connection to a MUD without leaving it
properly. The player is then commonly left as a statue in the game,
and is only removed after a certain period of time (an hour on most
MUDs). Used on IRC as well, although it is inappropriate in
that context. Compare netdead.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.