thin#2
テキストから,”thin”という単語が気になりました。”thin”は以前「まばらになる、少なくなる」という意味で取り上げられておりますが今回の意味を『Wisdom英和辞典(第三版)』(三省堂)で調べると「内容の薄い,乏しい」などというものが適切だと思います。”thin”の指す薄さは物理的なモノに限られないということを学びました。(Ume)
The university of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, has a staff of about 8,000 located in several buildings that include a 518-bed hospital, a 10-story outpatient clinic, and several remote patient-care sites. Although it kept some patient information on computer, many records were paper-based. Files for repeat patients became unwieldy, requiring regular compiling and thinning.
出典:Cost Management A Strategic Emphasis