scrum
scrum Lexical Profile
scrum Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An agile project management framework, or a brief daily stand-up meeting within it, used especially in software development to coordinate tasks and track progress.
"During our morning scrum, the engineering team identified a bottleneck in the database migration."
In rugby, a method of restarting play in which the forwards of each team pack closely together with their heads down and attempt to gain possession of the ball.
"The referee ordered a scrum at the twenty-two-meter line after the forward pass."
A disorderly crowd of people or things pushing together in a confined space.
"A media scrum of reporters and photographers gathered outside the courthouse waiting for the verdict."
• verb
To form or take part in a rugby scrum.
"The forwards practiced scrumming for nearly an hour to strengthen their front row."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as an abbreviation of 'scrummage,' which itself was a British public school alteration of 'skirmish.' In the late 20th century, the rugby term was adopted as a metaphor in software engineering for collaborative team sprints.