MySQL, pronounced as /ˌmaɪˌɛs kjuːˈɛl/, is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that has gained widespread popularity for its efficiency, reliability, and ease of use. It is commonly used to store, manage, and retrieve data in various applications, from small-scale projects to large enterprise systems.
n. A common extracurricular interest of hackers (compare science-fiction fandom, oriental food; see also filk). Hackish folklore has long claimed that musical and programming abilities are closely related, and there has been at least one large-scale statistical study that supports this. Hackers, as a rule, like music and often develop musical appreciation in unusual and interesting directions.
alt. munge /muhnj/ [in 1960 at MIT, Mash Until No Good; sometime after that the derivation from the recursive acronymMung Until No Good became standard]
vt. 1. To make changes to a file, esp. large-scale and irrevocable changes. See BLT.
[from the squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz]
n. A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision -- munchkins are annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a larval stage. The term urchin is also used.
n. A display-hack dating back to the PDP-1 (ca. 1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which employs a trivial computation (repeatedly plotting the graph Y = X XOR T for successive values of T -- see HAKMEM items 146--148) to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen. The initial value of T is treated as a parameter, which, when well-chosen, can produce amazing effects.