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Word of the Day - Munge
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mung
(also munge)
/mʌn(d)ʒ/
verb
[with object] Computing
informal
Manipulate (data)
Origin
1960s: origin uncertain (frequently said to be an acronym from mash until no good).
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New super server on the rack
Lots of data in the stack
Nightshift worker took the plunge
Launched the app to munge.
The sort began without a hitch
Then the power had a glitch
Tried the backup to restore
That data's gone for ever more.
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A moral to the story please?
Wait to munge the data, jeez!
Until the manager's there.
Of the blame, he'll own his share.
