The process of moving within an audio file or tape to audibly locate a particular section. The term originally comes from the days of reel-to-reel players, when rocking a reel would give the impression of scrubbing tape across the head. Many audio scrub tools today allow the user to drag a cursor across the wave form to audition different sections of the audio file.
Using the mouse to drag the playhead back and forth through the frames to play the animation. This is useful when testing the movie during development.
The searchcoil is pressed and held in contact with the ground while searching to maintain even audio threshold. With newer detectors, this technique is used to gain depth.
The process of obliterating identifying or near-identifying information in a medical record, including names of persons, doctors, hospitals, dates, or highly-specific diseases. Concept introduced by L. Sweeney at MIT.
The process in which computer software checks for errors before a claim is submitted to an insurance carrier for payment; also known as edit check or cleaning the bill.
The process of agitating foam solution and air within a confined space (usually a hose) that produces tiny, uniform bubbles - the length and type of hose determine the amount of scrubbing and, therefore, foam quality.
Manipulation of data within a protected health information (PHI) field prior to encryption. For more information on a PHI field, please refer to Protected Health Information.