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web scraping

[ web skrey-ping ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.

    Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping.

    Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.



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Other Words From

  • web scrap·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of web scraping1

First recorded in 2000–05

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