scumming

scumming
a) The accumulation of sticky ink on a plate.
b) The strategy of collecting easy rewards in unchallenging areas, e.g. when a high-level character visits levels suitable for low-level characters in roguelike games.

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  • Scumming — Scum ming, n. (a) The act of taking off scum. (b) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scumming — Scum Scum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scumming}.] 1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim. [1913 Webster] You that scum the molten lead. Dryden & Lee. [1913 Webster] 2. To sweep… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scumming — Эмульгирование; Образование пены; Тенение (загрязнение, засаливание, зажиривание пробелов печатной формы) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • scumming — skÊŒm n. filth, dirt; waste, rubbish; foul film or slime that forms atop a liquid; riffraff, rabble, mob v. remove impurities; remove the foul membrane from the surface of a liquid; form a foul membrane, become covered with a dirty film …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scumming — пенящийся …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • scumming — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of scum (II) 1. : the removal of scum 2. : scum formed on the surface of an object: as a …   Useful english dictionary

  • scumming net — scum net.scun 1) to keep a lookout for fish (Newfoundland) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • ozone induced scumming — ozono sukeltas neišryškinto fotorezisto susidarymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. ozone induced scumming vok. Entstehung von nicht entwickelten Stellen im Resist infolge Ozoneinwirkung, f rus. образование непроявленного… …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • resist scumming — neišryškinto rezisto susidarymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. resist scumming vok. Entstehung von unentwickeltem Fotoresist, f rus. образование непроявленного фоторезиста, n pranc. création du résist non développé, f …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • Scum — Scum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scumming}.] 1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim. [1913 Webster] You that scum the molten lead. Dryden & Lee. [1913 Webster] 2. To sweep or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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