A link which if followed, will not result in what was originally intended to exist at the url. - like a 404 message or to some site with no relationship to intended use - DoingStuff.DonaldNoyes.20141115
truncate by taking the original link, removing the "http://" and furnishing a "www."
it can still be checked out, to see if it is back online or active, or the site is related to intentions, by a simple cut and paste into the browser navigation area