scrum

IPA: skrˈʌm

A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
(Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
(rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
(software engineering) In Agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
Hostile shoving between two groups.
(software engineering) An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.
(software engineering) Alternative letter-case form of Scrum [(software engineering) An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.]

Examples of "scrum" in Sentences

This has all culminated in a label scrum, the likes of which have not been seen in years.
` ` The number of times he took the ball away from people in a scrum is an invaluable asset. ''
They are about as accurate as the Premier's comments on the secret bonus cash he called the scrum to discuss in the first place.
The formation rugby is famous for is called a scrum, which is where a bound group of players from each team form a tunnel or lane.
Aviva Premiership clubs name an extra front-row player on their bench to help ensure that the scrum is a fair contest should props have to be replaced.
We have what's called a "scrum," and we just set our objectives for the next twenty-four hours, the next week, or whatever it is, and we gradually developed the thing over time.
Every morning, all employees meet for a "scrum" -- a short get-together where they're briefed on company news, do yogalike exercises and then play a quick brain-rousing game that forces them to think on their feet.