scrobble
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A record that shows you played a song saved by a music service
- noun
- /ˈskrɒbəl/
- Jargon
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scrobble
- He checked his total scrobbles to see how many songs he had listened to this month.
Examples
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I just added a new scrobble to my playlist.
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Her profile showed a new scrobble for every song she played that day.
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The app automatically creates a scrobble each time you finish listening to a track.
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Each scrobble helps improve my music recommendations.
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You can view your recent scrobbles in the music app's overview section.
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The service keeps track of your scrobbles to provide personalized music recommendations.
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Each of your scrobbles shows what songs you have played on the platform.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scrobble is a modern internet word for the small record a music app makes when you play a song; a helpful way to remember it is to think of a little scribble in a music diary that says 'I listened'. So a scrobble is the mark that shows a particular track was played.