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scrub

The term has various meanings depending on context, but typically deals with erasing or cleaning up data. See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing.

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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

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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.