Definitions

1. noun

A device or tool for scraping or removing material, typically by hand or with the aid of a machine.

“The construction crew used a scraper to remove the old flooring.”

2. noun

A program or application that extracts or copies data from the internet or other sources, especially for research or analysis purposes.

“The researcher used a web scraper to gather data for her study.”

3. noun

A person who extracts or copies data from the internet or other sources, especially for research or analysis purposes.

“The data scraper was hired to gather information for the marketing firm.”

4. verb

To remove or scrape away material, typically by hand or with the aid of a machine.

“The workers scraped away the old paint to prepare the surface for repainting.”

5. verb

To extract or copy data from the internet or other sources, especially for research or analysis purposes.

“The programmer scraped data from the website to use in her application.”

6. verb

To remove or get rid of something, especially in a rough or careless way.

“She scraped together what little money she had to pay the rent.”