Orphan resource
A resource that is still running and billing but no longer serves any purpose or has no clear owner, such as an unattached disk, an old snapshot or a forgotten test server. It often lacks tags and sits outside infrastructure-as-code. Why it matters: Orphans cost money every month until someone finds and removes them.
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