Scratch or scratching may refer to:

Science and technology

Scratch (programming language) Scratch is a high-level block-based visual programming language and website aimed primarily at children as an educational tool for programming, with a target audience of ages 8 to 16. Users on the site, called Scratchers, can create projects ...

, an educational programming language developed by MIT Media Lab *

Scratch space Scratch space is space on the hard disk drive that is dedicated for storage of temporary user data. It is unreliable by intention and has no back up. Scratch disks may occasionally be set to erase all data at regular intervals so that the disk spac ...

, space on the hard disk drive that is dedicated for only temporary storage * Scratching, a technique used in recrystallization *

Scratch reflex The scratch reflex is a response to activation of sensory neurons whose peripheral terminals are located on the surface of the body.Stein, P. S. G. (1983). The vertebrate scratch reflex. Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology(37), 383� ...

, a response to activation of sensory neurons * "Scratches", a synonym for

mud fever Mud fever, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis, is a group of diseases of horses causing irritation and dermatitis in the lower limbs of horses. Often caused by a mixture of bacteria, typically '' Dermatophilus congolensis'' and ''Stap ...

, an infection occurring in horses

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Scratch (robot) ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an animated series that was based on the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteitalia S.p.A. in associ ...

, in the TV show ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Scratch, a fictional character from the ''

Gobots GoBots is a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Hasbro's Transformers (toy line), Transformers. Although initially a separate and competing line of toys, Tonka's Gobots became the intellectual property ...

'' series * Scratch, a fictional character (who is the titular ghost) in the animated series television ''

The Ghost and Molly McGee , creator = Bill Motz & Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz , theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist, * Michael Kramer * Allie Feder , opent ...

Films

* ''Scratch'' (2001 film), a documentary about disc jockeys and hip-hop culture * ''Scratch'' (2008 film), a Polish drama film * ''Scratch'' (2010 film), a short film produced by Breakthru Films * ''Scratch'' (2015 film), a Canadian drama film

Music

Concepts

* Scratch, a technique of playing dampened guitar strings *

Scratching Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two record ...

, moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable * A participatory public performance such as

Scratch Messiah A Scratch ''Messiah'', People's ''Messiah'', Come Sing ''Messiah'', Sing-it-yourself ''Messiah'', Do-it-yourself ''Messiah'' (DIY ''Messiah''), or Sing along ''Messiah'' (the first two British and Australian usage, the last three common in North ...

Scratch band Fungi is the name given to the local musical form of the British Virgin Islands. It is also the native music of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is known as ''quelbe''. Fungi music is an expression of Virgin Islands culture as it shows the islan ...

, a band that plays fungi music

Groups and musicians

Scratch (musician) Kyle Jones (born in Camden, New Jersey), better known as Scratch, is an American hip hop musician who specializes in Beatboxing and vocal scratch sounds. He is best known as a former member of Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. He is well kn ...

, American hip-hop artist *

Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development o ...

(1936-2021), Jamaican reggae and dub artist *

Scratch Orchestra The Scratch Orchestra was an experimental musical ensemble founded in the spring of 1969 by Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons and Howard Skempton. In the draft constitution published in the ''Musical Times'' of June 1969, Cardew defines a scrat ...

, an English experimental musical ensemble *

Scratch Track {{Infobox musical artist , name = Scratch Track (band) , image = , caption = , image_size = , background = group_or_band , alias = , origin = Jac ...

, an American band

Albums

* ''Scratch'' (Kenny Barron album), 1985 * ''Scratch'' (Kaela Kimura album), 2007 * ''Scratch'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2001 documentary ''Scratch'' * ''Scratch'', 1974 live album by The Crusaders * ''Peter Gabriel'' (1978 album), a self-titled album also referred to as ''Scratch''

Songs

* "Scratch", by Crash Crew from the album ''

The Crash Crew ''Crash Crew'' is the self-titled debut studio album by American hip hop group Crash Crew Crash Crew is an American early hip-hop group who recorded for Mike and Dave Records in 1980 and then signed to Sugar Hill Records. The group, based i ...

'' * "Scratch", by Morphine from the album '' Yes'' * "Scratch", by

The Surfaris The Surfaris are an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California, United States, in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and " Wipe Out", which ...

from the album ''Hit City '64''

Visual art

Scratchboard Scratchboard (North America and Australia) or scraperboard (Great Britain), is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath. Scratchboard refers to both a fine-art medium, and ...

, a visual arts medium * ''Scratching'', a technique or variation of

graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

(street art)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Scratch'' (magazine), a hip-hop magazine *

Scratch Radio Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, it was designated as a polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic in 1971 and gai ...

, a community radio station in Birmingham, England * ''Scratches'' (video game), a horror adventure game released in 2006

Sports

Scratch (horse) Scratch, also known as Scratch II (foaled 1947) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the Prix du Jockey Club and the classic St Leger Stakes in 1950. Scratch won the Solario Stakes in England as a two-year-old an ...

, a French Thoroughbred racehorse * Scratch in horse racing, the removal of a horse from a race before it is run * Scratch in pocket billiards games, the pocketing of the cue ball * Scratch golfer, a golfer with a handicap of zero *

Scratch race A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for ...

, a track cycling race in which all riders start together * Scratch track (disambiguation), several meanings

Other uses

* Scratch, a small amount of extra

money Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are as ...

Old Scratch Old Scratch or Mr. Scratch is a nickname or pseudonym for the Devil. The name likely comes from Middle English ''scrat'', the name of a demon or goblin, derived from Old Norse ''skratte''. Mentions Examples of usage of the name "Old Scratch" are ...

or Mr Scratch, a figure in American mythology representing the devil *

Scratch building Scratch building is the process of building a scale model "from scratch", i.e. from raw materials, rather than building it from a commercial kit, kitbashing or buying it pre-assembled. Scratch building is easiest if original plans of the subj ...

, creation, from raw materials, of architectural scale models *

Scratchcard A scratchcard (also called a scratch off, scratch ticket, scratcher, scratchum, scratch-it, scratch game, scratch-and-win, instant game, instant lottery, scratchie, lot scrots, or scritchies) is a card designed for competitions, often made of ...

(or scratch card, or scratcher), a small card with one or more areas containing concealed information which can be revealed by scratching off an opaque covering * Scratchings, a snack made from pork rind *

, a response to activation of sensory neurons *

Scratchpad (disambiguation) Scratchpad may refer to: * A pad of paper, such as a notebook, for preliminary notes, sketches, or writings * Scratchpad memory, also known as scratchpad, scratchpad RAM or local store, is a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage o ...