WordDictionary

Noun:

• computing The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, usually a result of imperfections in storage or transmission media which randomly alter parts of the data.
• linguistics A word that has adopted from another language but whose spelling has been changed through misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• Parts of a machine can be ''corrupted'', meaning broken.
• Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.
• The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
• The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
• The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
• The decomposition of biological matter.
• The product of corruption; putrid matter.