English Explanatory Dictionary

datamosh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To intentionally corrupt a digital video, creating a surreal effect.
noun
  1. A video that has been datamoshed.

Word forms

datamosh datamoshes datamoshing datamoshed

Etymology

From data + mosh, coined in 2007 by the art collective Paper Rad in their Video Art project umbrella zombie datamosh mistake (copied from orignal title circa 2008).

Related words

glitch art
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