0 the process of changing data into another format (= arrangement) so that it can be used or processed:
Munging implies destruction to make large-scale and irrevocable changes to a file and to destroy it.
Munging can also describe the processing or filtering of raw data into another form.
This may include further munging, data visualization, data aggregation, training a statistical model, as well as many other potential uses.
Address munging, however, can cause legitimate replies to be lost.