What is the Dead Link?

A broken link or dead link is a link on a web page that no longer works because the website is encountering one or more of the reasons below. An improper URL entered for the link by the website owner. The destination website removed the linked web page (causing what is known as a 404 error)
 
A broken link or dead link is a link on a web page that no longer works because the website is encountering one or more of the reasons below. An improper URL entered for the link by the website owner. The destination website removed the linked web page (causing what is known as a 404 error)
 
A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable. Dead links are commonplace on the Internet, but they are considered to be unprofessional.
 
A broken link or dead link is a link on a web page that no longer works because the website is encountering one or more of the reasons below.
An improper URL entered for the link by the website owner.
The destination website removed the linked web page (causing what is known as a 404 error)
The destination website permanently moved or no longer exists
The user has software or is behind a firewall that blocks access to the destination website.
The website owner linked to a site that is behind a firewall that does not allow outside access (such as an Intranet site or a restricted access area on a website).
 
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