decay

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(short for)
a gradual decrease of a stored charge, magnetic flux, current, etc.
progressive change in the path of an earth-orbiting satellite due to atmospheric drag.
Overthrow, downfall, destruction, ruin.
(RQ:Marlowe Tamburlaine)Reſolue my Lords and louing ſouldiers now,To ſaue your king and country from decay:
The situation, in programming languages such as C, where an array loses its type and dimensions and is reduced to a pointer, for example by passing it to a function.
To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

''The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.''

To undergo rot|bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
To undergo rot|software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
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To rot, to go bad.

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To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay. (C)
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To undergo decay|optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
Loss of airspeed due to drag.
To cause to rot or deteriorate.
(RQ:Shakespeare Twelfth Night)
Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.