"merge-purge" meaning in All languages combined

See merge-purge on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: merge-purges [present, singular, third-person], merge-purging [participle, present], merge-purged [participle, past], merge-purged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} merge-purge (third-person singular simple present merge-purges, present participle merge-purging, simple past and past participle merge-purged)
  1. (computing, dated) To combine two lists of data, removing any duplicate entries. Tags: dated

Inflected forms

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