munch vt.
[often confused with mung, q.v.] To
transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large
amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related
to crunch and nearly synonymous with grovel, but connotes
less pain.
[often confused with mung, q.v.] To
transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large
amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related
to crunch and nearly synonymous with grovel, but connotes
less pain.
Related:
- munch: [often confused with {mung}, q.v.] vt. To transform
information in a serial fashion,
often requiring large amounts of computation. To... - munge: /muhnj/ vt. 1. [derogatory] To imperfectly transform
information.
2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure... - munge /muhnj/ vt.
1. [derogatory] To imperfectly
transform information.
2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure... - massage vt.
[common] Vague term used to describe
`smooth' transformations of a data set into a different form,
esp. transformations that do not lose information.... - massage: vt. Vague term used to describe `smooth' transformations of
a data set into a different form,
esp. transformations that do not lose information... - trash vt.
To destroy the contents of (said of a data
structure).
The most common of the family of near-synonyms including... - crunch 1. vi.
To process, usually in a time-consuming or
complicated way.
Connotes an essentially trivial operation that is ... - crunch: 1. vi. To process, usually in a time-consuming or
complicated way.
Connotes an essentially trivial operation that is ... - trash: vt. To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure).
The most common of the family of near-synonyms including...
From the same category:
- meg /meg/ n.
See quantifiers... - ISO standard cup of tea n.
[South Africa] A cup of tea
with milk and one teaspoon of sugar,
where the milk is poured into the cup before the... - FSF /F-S-F/ abbrev.
Common abbreviation (both spoken and
written) for the name of the Free Software Foundation,
a nonprofit educational association formed to support... - optical grep n.
See vgrep... - barn n.
[uncommon; prob. from the nuclear military] An
unexpectedly large quantity of something:
a unit of measurement. "Why is /var/adm taking...
