Scratch

A scratch is a mark of abrasion on a surface.

It may also refer to:

• A small amount of extra money
• Scratchings, a snack made from pork rind

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 (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 DJ Academy, a DJ and Music Production School
• 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

Characters

• Scratch (robot), in the TV show The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
• Scratch (Gobots)

Sports

• Scratch (horse racing), to remove a horse from a race before it is run
• Scratch golfer, a golfer with a handicap of zero
• a term in cue sports, such as pool
• Scratch track (disambiguation), several meanings
• Scratch race, a track cycling discipline

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