mismerge

verb

1. To merge incorrectly.

   “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 .”

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

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

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of mismerging.

   “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).”

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

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