mung.
mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
Meaning & usage
mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
Where this word comes from
From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).
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.
To harm, to damage; to destroy.
Where this word comes from
Often 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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