Meanings
verbdatabend (third-person singular simple present databends, present participle databending, simple past and past participle databent)
present singular third person databends · participle present databending · participle past databent · past databent
- To manipulate a digital image by editing the underlying data in a tool not intended for the purpose, producing glitchy results.
Origin
From data + bend, modelled on earlier circuit bending.
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APA
databend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databend
MLA
“databend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databend. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “databend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databend.
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