`Documentation Rot` is what happens when your documentation _was_ good at one point, but either it wasn't updated along with the software, or some critical dependencies called for in the documentation are no longer maintained.
It's basically a software-specific term for out-of-date documentation.
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# More
## Source
- https://elviejo79.github.io/mkdocs/doc_rot/
- Also some source a long time ago about the benefits of [[Diagrams as Code]]
## Related