Scratch or scratching may refer to:

Science and technology

* Scratch (programming language), 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, 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'' series * Scratch, a fictional character (who is the titular ghost) in the animated series television '' The Ghost and Molly McGee''

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, 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 kno ...

, American hip-hop artist * Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936-2021), Jamaican reggae and dub artist * Scratch Orchestra, an English experimental musical ensemble *

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, 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'' * "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 * YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...

'' * "Scratch", by The Surfaris from the album ''Hit City '64''

Visual art

* Scratchboard, a visual arts medium * ''Scratching'', a technique or variation of graffiti (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), 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) Scratch Track is as an acoustic hip-hop soul band that formed in Tennessee in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist/beatboxer DJ Lee and guitarist Jason Hamlin. Scratch Track is currently based out of Kansas City, MO. Their most recent releas ...

, several meanings

Other uses

* Scratch, a small amount of extra money *

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, creation, from raw materials, of architectural scale models * Scratchcard (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 Pork rind is the culinary term for the skin of a pig. It can be used in many different ways. It can be rendered, fried in fat, baked, or roasted to produce a kind of pork cracklings (US) or scratchings (UK); these are served in small pieces ...

, 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 ...