scrapers

Tools for removing

Scrapers are tools designed to remove material from a surface by dragging a hard edge across it.

A paint scraper removes old finish from wood.

An ice scraper clears windshields.

In computing, a scraper is software that extracts data from websites automatically: They built scrapers to harvest pricing data from competitor sites.

The singular is scraper.

tools

blade

Flat cutting edge

windshield · grill · spatula · trowel · removal · residue · adhesive · rust · barnacle · hull

web

crawler

Something that inches along

  • botAutomated software agent
  • spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
  • dataFacts for analysis

extraction · parsing · automation · harvesting · API · mining · indexing · HTTP · HTML · content

skyscrapers

highrise

Multistory urban building

glass · elevator · office · condominium · penthouse · plaza · landmark · foundation · girder · lobby

music

guiro

Serrated gourd idiophone

percussion · Latin · folk · serrated · notched · stick · groove · texture

demolition

bulldoze

Demolish using heavy equipment

dismantle · teardown · dynamite · jackhammer · razing · clearance · deconstruct · topple · crumble · implode

Categories
Opposites
cleaning/removal method

scrapersbrushes

Bristled implements for grooming

wipers · sponges · cloths · mops · dusters

surface interaction

scrapersapplicators

Tools for spreading substances

spreaders · rollers · sprayers · coaters · depositors

Phrases
Family

scrape, scraped, scrapes, scraper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G