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corrupt

adjective (ON COMPUTER)
 
 
/kəˈrʌpt/

Definition

When information on a computer becomes corrupt, it cannot be used because it has changed and become wrong: corrupt data a corrupt fileComputer concepts
(Definition of corrupt adjective (ON COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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