mismerge

present singular third person mismerges · participle present mismerging · participle past mismerged · past mismerged

1. To merge incorrectly.

   Fig. 7.10 An irregular-shaped region with a "bottle-neck"; two regions R1 and R2 are mismerged into one elementary region.

   2013, Makoto Nagao, Takashi Matsuyama, A Structural Analysis of Complex Aerial Photographs, page 162

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   This merge criterion guarantees that regions whose properties have been drastically altered by previous merges are not mismerged on the basis of their original properties .

   1994, Majid Rabbani, Robert J. Safranek, Image and Video Compression, page 262

   Thus, they have been known to mismerge files when the consumers' names are similar and they share seven of nine digits in their SSN.

   2013, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Making Sense of Consumer Credit Reports, page 100

plural mismerges

1. countableuncountableThe act or process of mismerging.

   Sometimes, mismerges occur due to unimportant matching lines (for example, braces from distinct functions).

   2016, Jakub Narebski, Mastering Git, page 217

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   Spell-check also won't protect you against the famous "mismerge” that has sealed many a candidate's fate (you've described how your fastidious attention to detail will make you a valuable asset to Random House — in your cover letter to Scholastic).

   2007, Jason Wall, Lisa J. Vollmer, What to Do with Your Psychology Or Sociology Degree, page 139

   Until that identifying segment is corrected or suppressed, or unless the CRA manually edits the file, the mismerge will continue and likely become worse.

   2007, United States. Congress. House Committee on Financial Services, Credit reports, page 63