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
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