Scrape, scraper or scraping may refer to:

Biology and medicine

Abrasion (medical) An abrasion is a partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin and can be superficial involving only the epidermis to deep, involving the deep dermis. Abrasions usually involve minimal bleeding.McCurnin, D.M. & Bassert, J. M. (2010) Clinic ...

, a type of injury *

Scraper (biology) Grazing is a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on low-growing plants such as grasses or other multicellular organisms, such as algae. Many species of animals can be said to be grazers, from large animals such as hippopotamuses to small ...

, grazer-scraper, a water animal that feeds on stones and other substrates by

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

algae, microorganism and other matter * Scrape, a depression in the ground, bare of soil, which is used as a bird nest *

Cloud scraper __NOTOC__ Cisticolas (pronounced ''sis-TIC-olas'') are a genus of very small insectivorous birds formerly classified in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, but now usually considered to be in the separate family Cisticolidae, along with other ...

, birds of the genus ''Cisticola'' * scrapers, a group of cyprinid fish in the genus '' Capoeta''

Computing

* Data scraping, a technique in which a computer program extracts data from human-readable output coming from another program **

Screen scraping Data scraping is a technique where a computer program extracts data from human-readable output coming from another program. Description Normally, data transfer between programs is accomplished using data structures suited for automated pro ...

, a method through which a program captures information from a display not intended for processing by computers **

Web scraping Web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction is data scraping used for extracting data from websites. Web scraping software may directly access the World Wide Web using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol or a web browser. While web scrapin ...

, extracting information from a website, for analysis or reuse, most effectively by a web crawler *

Tracker scrape A scrape, or tracker scrape, is a request sent by a BitTorrent client to a tracker. A request is sent, connection to the tracker is established, information is exchanged, then the connection is closed. The request does something like a "wipe" or ...

, request sent to a BitTorrent tracker ** Scraper site, a website created by web scraping ** Blog scraping, the process of scanning through a large number of blogs, searching for and copying content

Hand tools

Scraper (archaeology) In prehistoric archaeology, scrapers are unifacial tools thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking. Many lithic analysts maintain that the only true scrapers are defined on the base of use-wear, and usually are those that were ...

, a stone tool *

Scraper (kitchen) A kitchen scraper is a kitchen implement made of metal, plastics (such as polyethylene, nylon, or polypropylene), wood, rubber or silicone rubber. In practice, one type of scraper is often interchanged with another or with a spatula (thus ...

, a cooking tool * Card scraper, cabinet scraper or scraper, a tool for scraping wood *

Hand scraper A hand scraper is a single-edged tool used to scrape metal or other materials from a surface. This may be required where a surface needs to be trued, corrected for fit to a mating part, needs to retain oil (usually on a freshly ground surfa ...

, a single-edged tool used to scrape metal from a surface * Ice scraper, a handheld tool for removing frost, ice, and snow from windows *

Paint scraper A putty knife is a specialized tool used when glazing single glazed windows, to work putty around the edges of each pane of glass. An experienced glazer will apply the putty by hand, and then smooth it with the knife. Modern insulated glazing m ...

, a hand tool to remove paint or other coatings from a substrate

Machines

* Fresno scraper, powered by an external tractor which pulls it * Wheel tractor-scraper, a piece of heavy equipment used for earth-moving

Music and audio

Rake and scrape Rake-and-scrape is the traditional music of The Bahamas, alongside Junkanoo. It combines African musical elements with European musical elements to create a sound comparable to other Caribbean music while remaining distinct. History Claims of T ...

, a type of Caribbean music * Scrape flutter, in sound recording, high-frequency flutter over 100 Hz

In instruments or implements

Scraper (instrument) Scrape, scraper or scraping may refer to: Biology and medicine * Abrasion (medical), a type of injury * Scraper (biology), grazer-scraper, a water animal that feeds on stones and other substrates by grazing algae, microorganism and other matter ...

, a musical instrument * Pick slide, also called pick scrape, an electric guitar playing/sound effect technique * Gourd scraper, also called a pua, a stick used for playing the

güiro The güiro () is a Puerto Rican percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines (see photo) along the notches to produce a ratchet sound. The güir ...

, an instrument consisting of a hollow gourd

In works

* "Scrape" (Blue Stahli song), a 2009 non-album single by Blue Stahli * "Scrape", a 2017 song by Chelsea Wolfe from '' Hiss Spun'' * "Scrape", a 2017 song by Future from his self-titled album * "Scrape", a 2010 song by Kurupt from '' Streetlights'' * ''Scraping'' (album), a 2002 rock music album by Calexico

Other

Boot scraper A boot-scraper, door scraper, mud scraper, or decrottoir is a device consisting of a metal blade, simple or elaborate, permanently attached to the wall or to the sidewalk at the entrance to a building to allow visitors to scrape snow, mud, leave ...

, an item of ironmongery used to scrape mud off boots * Scraper bike, a bicycle that has been modified by its owner * Scraper (car), a modified American-made family car characterized by large rims and extensive personalization * Scratchboard, also called a scraperboard, where drawings are created using sharp tools for etching into a thin layer of clay *

Skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

, a building over 40 stories tall * Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma, a census-designated place once known as "Scraper" in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States