Category
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planned obsolescence
practice of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life
link rot
phenomenon in which URLs gradually tend to cease functioning
shelf life
length of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use or consumption
expiration date
previously determined date after which something should no longer be used
brick
totally non-functional electronic device
data corruption
errors in computer data

staling
thumb|Stale bread
Staling, or "going stale", is a chemical and physical process in bread and similar foods that reduces their palatability. Stale bread is dry and hard, making it less suitable for different culinary uses than fresh bread. Countermeasures and destaling techniques may reduce staling.
wine fault
unpleasant characteristic of a wine often resulting from poor winemaking practices or storage conditions, and leading to wine spoilage
Sony timer
Japanese Urban Legend
decrepit car
run down automobile
resource recovery
using wastes as an input material to create valuable products as new outputs
Discount sticker
method of alerting shoppers to goods which has been reduced in price