Scratch

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A scratch is a mark of abrasion on a surface.

Scratching is a form of rubbing which may create scratches. If a living creature scratches their skin, this is usually caused by itching. This response is sometimes called a scratch reflex.

Scratch or scratching may also refer to:

• A small amount of extra money
• Scratchings, a snack made from pork rind
• Old Scratch or Mr Scratch, a nickname for the Devil

Music

• Scratching, moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable
• Scratch, a technique of playing dampened guitar strings

Albums

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

Songs

• "Scratch", by Morphine from the album Yes
• "Scratch", by The Surfaris from the album Hit City '64

Artists

• Scratch (musician), American hip-hop artist
• Scratch Orchestra, an experimental musical ensemble
• Lee "Scratch" Perry (born 1936), Jamaican reggae and dub artist
• Scratch band, a band that plays fungi music
• Scratch Track, an American band

Other media and entertainment

• Scratching, a technique/variation of graffiti
• 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
• Scratchboard, a visual arts medium
• Old Scratch, a figure in American mythology representing the devil

Films

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

Characters

• Scratch (robot), in the TV show The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
• Scratch, a fictional character from the GoBots series

Sports

• A scratch in horse racing, the removal of a horse from a race before it is run
• A scratch in pocket billiards games, the pocketing of the cue ball
• A 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

Science and computing

• "Scratches", a synonym for mud fever, an infection occurring in horses
• Scratching, a technique used in recrystallization
• Scratch (programming language), an educational programming language developed by MIT
• Scratch space, space on the hard disk drive that is dedicated for only temporary storage (see also Scratchpad memory)

Other

• 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