In general, the technique of skimming through time in the game to a particular time and place of interest. This is ubiquitous in tabletop role-playing, though not completely necessary. Some systems specifically address Scene Framing, such as Trollbabe?, which has mechanics for how a scene is established.

References:

• Scene Framing (The Forge, Jul 2001)
• Scene Framing and octaNe (The Forge, Feb 2002)
• Scene Framing (The Forge, May 2003)
• Extreme Framing and Turtling (The Forge, Nov 2003)