Definition of Scram
Scram
scram
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(verb)
to immediately leave from a place, to quickly go away;
e.g. We had better scram before someone finds us here.
(noun)
the emergency of a nuclear reactor rapidly shutting down;
e.g. The power plant underwent another scram last week, whose cause is still not known.
(verb)
to rapidly shut down in the event of an emergency, or to be thus shut down, referring to a nuclear reactor;
e.g. The system is programed to scram if it is overloaded.
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