Scratch or scratching may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Scratch (programming language), 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, 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 series
  • Scratch, a skid-steer digger in Bob the Builder
  • Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee), the titular ghost in the animated television series The Ghost and Molly McGee
  • Scratch, a brown alpaca in the children's television series, Nuzzle and Scratch

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, 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), American hip-hop artist
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936-2021), Jamaican reggae and dub artist
  • Scratch Orchestra, an English experimental musical ensemble
  • Scratch Track, an American band
  • The Scratch (band), 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
  • "Scratch", by Morphine from the album Yes
  • "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, 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 track cycling race in which all riders start together
  • Scratch track (disambiguation), several meanings

Other uses

  • Scratch, a small amount of extra money
  • Old Scratch or Mr Scratch, a figure 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, a snack made from pork rind
  • Scratchpad (disambiguation)

See also

  • From scratch (disambiguation)
  • Scratchy (disambiguation)
  • Sgraffito, an artistic technique close to graffiti