mung
To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet…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.
» Japan’s "yōkan" is a dessert made of sweetened mung beans.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
(broadly, informal)To harm, to damage; to destroy.
Examples
1 sentencesJapan’s "yōkan" is a dessert made of sweetened mung beans.
Origin
Often doubtfully explained as mash until no good, or a self-referencing (recursive) acronyOften doubtfully explained as mash until no good, or a self-referencing (recursive) acronym, mung until no good. Rumored to have originated from one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer groups in the 1970s or 1980s. Potentially related to mangle.
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Forms
mungs, munging, munged, mungedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle