Scrape: meaning, definitions and examples
⛏️
scrape
[ skreɪp ]
web data extraction
To extract data from a website using a computer program or script. It involves automatically navigating through web pages and gathering specific information for analysis.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Researchers scrape data from various websites to collect information for their study.
- The company uses a scraping tool to gather product prices from competitor websites.
- Website owners often implement measures to prevent data scraping by unauthorized users.
Translations
Translations of the word "scrape" in other languages:
🇵🇹 raspar
- raspar dados
- coletar dados
🇮🇳 खरोंचना
🇩🇪 kratzen
- Daten extrahieren
- Daten sammeln
🇮🇩 menggores
- mengikis data
- mengumpulkan data
🇺🇦 дряпати
- збирати дані
- скребти
🇵🇱 zeskrobać
🇯🇵 削る (けずる)
🇫🇷 gratter
- extraire des données
- collecter des données
🇪🇸 raspar
- extraer datos
- recolectar datos
🇹🇷 kazımak
- veri kazımak
- veri toplamak
🇰🇷 긁다
- 데이터 스크래핑
- 데이터 수집
🇸🇦 كشط
- استخراج البيانات
- جمع البيانات
🇨🇿 škrábat
- extrahovat data
- sbírat data
🇸🇰 škrabať
- extrahovať dáta
- zbierať dáta
🇨🇳 刮
- 抓取数据
- 收集数据
🇸🇮 strgati
- pridobivanje podatkov
- zbiranje podatkov
🇮🇸 skafa
🇰🇿 қырнау
🇬🇪 გაცოცხლება
🇦🇿 qaşımaq
🇲🇽 raspar
- extraer datos
- recolectar datos
Word origin
The word 'scrape' originated from the Old Norse word 'skrapa' which meant 'to scrape or scratch'. Over time, the word evolved to its current usage in English. The verb form of 'scrape' has been in use since the 16th century, referring to the action of removing or collecting by scraping. The noun form, referring to a frictional encounter, has been in use since the 17th century.
See also: scrapbook, scraper, scrapings, scrapper, scrapping, scraps.