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munge |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: munge /muhnj/ vt 1. [derogatory] To imperfectly transform information. 2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure or the whole program. 3. To modify data in some way the speaker doesn't need to go into right now or cannot describe succinctly (compare {mumble}). 4. To add {spamblock} to an email address. This term is often confused with {mung}, which probably was derived from it However, it also appears the word `munge' was in common use in Scotland in the 1940s, and in Yorkshire in the 1950s, as a verb meaning to munch up into a masticated mess, and as a noun meaning the result of munging something up (the parallel with the {kluge}/{kludge} pair is amusing). The OED reports `munge' as an archaic verb meaning "to wipe (a person's nose)". From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: munge /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. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-02)
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