Etymology

datamosh

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Today it means: To intentionally corrupt a digital video, creating a surreal effect. Full definition →

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The story

From data + mosh, coined in 2007 by the art collective Paper Rad in their Video Art project umbrella zombie datamosh mistake (copied from orignal title circa 2008).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.