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English Dictionary: munching by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to
      eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}).
      See {Mumble}.]
      To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews
      provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
      [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.]
  
               I could munch your good dry oats.            --Shak.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   munching n.   Exploration of security holes of someone else's
   computer for thrills, notoriety, or to annoy the system manager.
   Compare {cracker}.   See also {hacked off}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   munching
  
      Exploration of security holes of someone else's computer for
      thrills, notoriety or to annoy the system manager.   Compare
      {cracker}.   See also {hacked off}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
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