munge
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munge¹
- /mʌnd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ʌndʒ
Where it comes from
Variant of mung; likely a misconstructed back-formation from munging, munged or munger.
verb munges · munging · munged · mung
- To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits. As a part of the code review with the development team, notify them that you want to have these options as a part of the installation script, rather than you munging the installation scripts during deployment.
- To add a spamblock to (an email address). Munging is effective — it prevents unwanted email from reaching you by keeping your real email address out of the clutches of the address-harvesting programs.
- To corrupt a record about a person by erroneously merging in information about another person. It looks like this record is munged—it has this person’s birth date, but his father’s death date.
munge²
- /mʌnd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ʌndʒ
verb munges · munging · munged
- Alternative form of mounge
Translations
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verb transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner
| Deutsch | beschädigen, zerstören |
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Talk about this word "munge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/munge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. munge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/munge "munge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/munge.Cite this
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title = {munge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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