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to scrape

to scrape

5 5.3
To take information from websites using a computer program
  • verb
  • /skreɪp/
  • Texting
translation icon : extraer datos de
  • During the period that I was web-scraping, The Kominas had close to 3,000 friends on Myspace.

He created a signal that is scraped from Wall Street bets.

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Examples

  • The researcher developed a script to scrape data from multiple websites for analysis.

  • A1 below is where you input the page number you want to scrape.

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  • In addition, researchers used software designed to scrape official campaign websites for references to a list of trade-related terms.

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  • Statemaster.com just scrapes data, and is thus a bit more objective.

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  • What we did here over the last month is scrape Twitter for hashtags, clean it, throw out replies and retweets.

  • Companies often scrape social media platforms to gather insights about customer preferences.

  • To improve its services, the app scraped user reviews from various online forums.

Synonyms

to harvest
vsto scrape
  • Texting
22 5.4

To collect large amounts of data from many sources using computer programs

focuses on getting structured information specifically from websites
to strip-mine
vsto scrape
  • Literature
7.1

Take large amounts of data quickly from a website or database to sell

is a neutral automated process for structured web data rather than indiscriminate taking

Antonyms

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

Idioms

Use the least good options because nothing better is left

3 9.4

Behave too politely and humbly to please someone

Phrasal Verbs

Gather small amounts of money or supplies with difficulty

10 5.1

To manage to live with very little money

5 4.8

Get a small amount of money or help with difficulty

To barely succeed in a test or task

Live with difficulty because you have little money

How Thorough

to harvest
  • Texting
22 5.4
to scrape
  • Texting
5 5.3
to fetch
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Surface Forms

scrape infinitive
scraped past
scraped past participle
scraping present participle
scrapes third person singular

Etymology

Scrape in computing is a modern use of the old idea of rubbing material off a surface, so think of 'scraping' information from a page like you would scrape paint from wood. This is why to scrape a website means to extract or collect data from it.