What Does This Mean?

dat落ち

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Japanese Forum Culture (2channel)CLUSTER: forum_thread_lifecycle

On 2channel (now 5channel), a thread being removed from the board's active thread list, for example after a period without posts, so that it can no longer be read or posted to in the normal way. Such threads are then kept in past-log archives.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"That thread was forgotten and by the time anyone checked, it had gone dat落ち."

LORE & ORIGIN

2channel term. "dat" is said to come from the .dat file extension in which a thread's posts are stored, or from the name of the directory that held those files. Reference sources list several conditions that lead to dat落ち, mainly a long period without posts, and also a thread reaching its post limit or its log-size cap (about 512 KB). Dropped threads can be viewed in past-log archives. The first use of the term is not documented.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (2channel era; first use not documented)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2000s onward (2channel / 5channel)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:保守age

Leer en español →Lire en français →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Ler em português →阅读中文版 →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPdat落ち →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

RELATED TERMS

保守age

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (2channel era; first use not documented)

NOW

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