Compared: Among its synonyms — "munging", "mungs", "tidying" — "data wrangling" is typically the broadest and most versatile in the sense of "the process of transforming and mapping data from one raw data form into another format with the intent of making it more appropriate for a variety of downstream purposes such as visualization and analytics". The alternatives carry stronger connotations: choose them when that extra weight is intentional.
Tone: "Data wrangling" has an informal, conversational register — it fits casual writing, dialogue, and everyday speech but may feel out of place in formal, academic, or professional contexts.
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