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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>link-dead</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../L.html" title="L"/><link rel="previous" href="link-rot.html" title="link rot"/><link rel="next" href="lint.html" title="lint"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">link-dead</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="link-rot.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">L</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="lint.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="link-dead"/><dt xmlns="" id="link-dead"><b>link-dead</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [MUD] The state a player is in when they kill their connection to a
<a href="../M/MUD.html"><i class="glossterm">MUD</i></a> 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 <a href="../I/IRC.html"><i class="glossterm">IRC</i></a>
as well, although it is inappropriate in that context. Compare
<a href="../N/netdead.html"><i class="glossterm">netdead</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="link-rot.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../L.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="lint.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">link rot </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> lint</td></tr></table></div></body></html>