Mung vs Mun - What's the difference?
mung | mun |
(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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* 1894 , M E Francis, In a North Country Village
(gaming) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online one.
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As nouns the difference between mung and mun
is that mung is a type of small bean while mun is urine.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.mung
English
(wikipedia mung)Alternative forms
* moong, mungeEtymology 1
From (etyl) .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)mun
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ."mun" on collinsdictionary.com
Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
(head)- Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.
References
Etymology 2
From (etyl) ; compare mouthEtymology 3
From (mundane) by shortening.Noun
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