Word
scraping
Phoneticsscrap·ing, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈskɹeɪpɪŋ/
UK/skɹˈeɪpɪŋ/
Uncountable noun
Definition
n. the process of using a computer program to copy data from a website. It is a fast way to collect a lot of information at once.
n. the automated extraction of data from websites or digital documents. Often involves parsing HTML to transform unstructured web content into a structured database format.
Examples
“Web scraping helps us track price changes on different sites.”
“The marketing team used web scraping to gather customer reviews from several different retail platforms for their analysis.”
“While scraping provides valuable datasets for research, developers must ensure their scripts do not violate the website's terms of service or overwhelm the host server with excessive requests.”
Examples
simple
“Web scraping helps us track price changes on different sites.”
contextual
“The marketing team used web scraping to gather customer reviews from several different retail platforms for their analysis.”
complex
“While scraping provides valuable datasets for research, developers must ensure their scripts do not violate the website's terms of service or overwhelm the host server with excessive requests.”
Usage
Often used as a gerund or as part of the compound noun 'web scraping'.
Real-World Examples
“It also claims that Anthropic acquired copies of songs in other ways including scraping lyrics from legal sites like Musixmatch and LyricFind, and datasets on archive sites such as Common Crawl.” “Tasks like keeping medical records up to date and making sure jobs like scraping out sheds are done can take a lot of time.” Etymology
From Middle English scrapinge, equivalent to scrape + -ing.
From scrape + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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Domain
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- C1 · Advanced
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