Scratch or scratching may refer to:

Science and technology

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

, an educational programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab * Scratch space, 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 an automatic response to the activation of sensory neurons located on the surface of the body.Stein, P. S. G. (1983). The vertebrate scratch reflex. Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology(37), 383–403 Sensory ne ...

, a response to activation of sensory neurons * "Scratches", a synonym for mud fever, an infection occurring in horses

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Scratch (robot), in the TV show ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Scratch, from the ''

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

'' series * Scratch, a skid-steer digger in ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...

'' * Scratch (''The Ghost and Molly McGee''), the titular ghost in the animated television series ''The Ghost and Molly McGee''

Films

* ''Scratch'' (2001 film), a documentary film 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 musical drama film

Music

Concepts

* Scratch, a technique of playing dampened guitar strings *

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

, moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable * A participatory public performance such as Scratch Messiah * Scratch band, 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 know ...

, 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, songwriter and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development ...

(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 scra ...

, an English experimental musical ensemble * Scratch Track, an American band *

The Scratch (band) The Scratch are an Irish band based in Dublin, whose music blends Irish traditional music and Heavy metal music, heavy metal. Career The Scratch were founded in Perrystown in 2016 by Three of the Five members of Red Enemy, a Heavy metal musi ...

, Irish band

Albums

* ''Scratch'' (Kenny Barron album), 1985 * ''Scratch'' (Kaela Kimura album), 2000 * ''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. It was released in 1984 through Sugar Hill Records. The album was never properly finished due to Sugar Hill's financial difficulties. Track listing Re ...

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

Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * Young Eisner Scholars, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Appalachia, US * Young Ep ...

'' * "Scratch", by

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

from the album ''Hit City '64''

Visual art

Scratchboard Scratchboard or scraperboard or scratch art is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath. The technique uses sharp knives and tools for engraving into the scratchboard, which is us ...

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

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

(street art)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Scratch'' (magazine), a hip-hop magazine * Scratch Radio, a community radio station in Birmingham, England * ''Scratches'' (video game), a horror adventure game released in 2006

Sports

* Scratch (horse), a French Thoroughbred racehorse * Scratch, in

horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...

, 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: m ...

* Old Scratch or Mr Scratch, a figure 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 su ...

, 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 t ...

(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 * Scratchpad (disambiguation)