As a noun mung
is a type of small bean.
As a verb mung
is (computing|informal) to make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional irreversible destruction of large portions of the original data.
As an abbreviation meng is
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mung
Alternative forms
* moong, munge
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
A type of small bean.
The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or .
Etymology 2
Possibly from Mash Until No Good'', or a self referencing acronym, ''Mung Until No Good . Rumored to have originated from one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer groups in the 1970s or 1980s.
Verb
(
en verb)
(computing, informal) To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional irreversible destruction of large portions of the original data.
(by extension, informal) to destroy
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meng
English
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