What is an ORPHEN Page and a DEAD END Page?

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1. Guest3468
   

   An "orphan page" is the one that "is not linked to by another one of the site" (i.e. that cannot be reached from anywhere on the site) and thus cannot be found by a search bot unless it is linked to externally. It can occur deliberately (when a webmaster creates a “private” page to show to someone but not to public, for example) or accidentally (in this case it’s a web development/ design mistake).
   
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   A "dead end page" is the one that has "no outgoing links", thus creating a “dead end”. It is definitely not a best case as, first, it’s unnatural (a web page should be connected to other pages, hence its name) and, secondly, it leaves both the robot and the visitor no other choice accept abandon the site: they have no way to go.

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2. Guest8744
   

   great answer by tayyeb.

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