Mung definition
(computing) 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.
verb
(by extension) To destroy.
verb
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of mung -
moong
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
mung
Plural:
mungsOrigin of mung
- 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.
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- From Hindi
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