noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of reducing the components inside an electronic appliance to the minimum required for it to function. informal, uncountable

Etymology

From Muntz + -ing, after the salesman and electrical engineer Earl "Madman" Muntz.

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