Munge
[muhnj] /mʌndʒ/
verb (used with or without object), munged, munging. Computer Slang.
1.
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
the munging of HTML content.
/muhnj/ 1. A derogatory term meaning to imperfectly transform information.
2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure or the whole program.
This term is often confused with mung and may derive from it, or possibly vice-versa. One correspondent believes it derives from the french “mange” /monzh/, eat.
[Jargon File]
(2002-04-15)
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- Munging
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- Mungo
[muhng-goh] /ˈmʌŋ goʊ/ noun, plural mungos. 1. a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste. /ˈmʌŋɡəʊ/ noun (pl) -gos, -goes 1. a cheap felted fabric made from waste wool
- Mung up
verb phrase To make filthy: I munged up my shoes walking across the field (1970s+ Teenagers)
- Mungy
noun messy, gloppy, often gooey or oily Word Origin 1989; fr mung ‘a mixture, mess’ Usage Note informal adjective Messy, gloppy, often gooey or oily: mungy leftovers