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Mung vs Muni - What's the difference?

mung | muni |

As nouns the difference between mung and muni

is that mung is a type of small bean while muni is a municipal bond.

As a verb mung

is 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, 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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    muni

    English

    Etymology 1

    Short for municipal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) A municipal bond
    • I invested half of my savings in a muni fund.
  • A facility operated by a municipal government, such as a golf course or train line
    • We usually play at a muni .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (often, italicized) A Jain or Buddhist ascetic who has taken a vow of silence
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