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scrubThe term has various meanings depending on context, but typically deals with erasing or cleaning up data. See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing. scrub 1. a. vegetation consisting of stunted trees, bushes, and other plants growing in an arid area b. (as modifier): scrub vegetation 2. an area of arid land covered with such vegetation 3. a. an animal of inferior breeding or condition b. (as modifier): a scrub bull scrub [skrəb] (aerospace engineering) To cancel a scheduled firing, either before or during countdown. (agriculture) An inferior animal of nondescript breeding. (computer science) To examine a large amount of data and eliminate duplicate or unneeded items. (ecology) A tract of land covered with a generally thick growth of dwarf or stunted trees and shrubs and a poor soil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| sez I to Scrub Greene - the manest little worm that ever walked. One day his master came in and said, "Alfred, the stable smells rather strong; should not you give that stall a good scrub and throw down plenty of water? On the right hand, scrub firs, their spirits quite unbroken by long years of tussle with the gulf winds, grew thickly. |
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