munge
To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data…To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.
beschädigen, zerstören
(informal, transitive)To add a spamblock to (an email address).
(informal, transitive)To corrupt a record about a person by erroneously merging in information about another person.
It looks like this record is munged—it has this person’s birth date, but his father’s death date.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Variant of mung; likely a misconstructed back-formation from munging, munged or munger.Variant of mung; likely a misconstructed back-formation from munging, munged or munger.
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Forms
munges, 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