munge

American  

[muhnj] / mʌndʒ /

verb (used with or without object)

Computer Slang.

munged, munging

1. to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another.

   the munging of HTML content.

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Etymology

Origin of munge

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

munge munged

But what we are not going to do is sort of munge the incentives so that we are putting stuff over your own content.

From The Verge ● Apr. 20, 2021

The old chief remarked the slight I was putting upon his hospitality, and broke in upon me with a fierce Por que usted, no munge usted, usted carna?

From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin

Gerry Sussman Young MIT hacker branded "loser" because he smoked a pipe and "munged" his programs; later became "winner" by algorithmic magic.

From Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution Chapters 1 and 2 by Levy, Steven