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munge
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/muhnj/ , vt. 1. [derogatory] To imperfectly transform information. 2. A
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comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure or the whole program. 3.
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To modify data in some way the speaker doesn't need to go into right now or
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cannot describe succinctly (compare mumble ). 4. To add spamblock to an
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email address. This term is often confused with mung , which probably was
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derived from it. However, it also appears the word munge was in common use
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in Scotland in the 1940s, and in Yorkshire in the 1950s, as a verb, meaning
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to munch up into a masticated mess, and as a noun, meaning the result of
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munging something up (the parallel with the kluge / kludge pair is amusing).
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The OED reports munge as an archaic verb meaning to wipe (a person's nose).
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