Scratch or scratching may refer to:

Science and technology

• Scratch (programming language), an educational programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab

• Scratch space, space on the hard disk drive that is dedicated for only temporary storage

• Scratching, a technique used in recrystallization

• Scratch reflex, a response to activation of sensory neurons

• "Scratches", a synonym for mud fever, an infection occurring in horses

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

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

• Scratch, from the Gobots series

• Scratch, a skid-steer digger in Bob the Builder

• Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee), the titular ghost in the animated television series The Ghost and Molly McGee

• Scratch, a brown alpaca in the children's television series, Nuzzle and Scratch

Films

• Scratch (2001 film), a documentary film about disc jockeys and hip-hop culture

• Scratch (2008 film), a Polish drama film

• Scratch (2010 film), a short film produced by Breakthru Films

• Scratch (2015 film), a Canadian musical drama film

Music

Concepts

• Scratch, a technique of playing dampened guitar strings

• Scratching, moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable

• A participatory public performance such as Scratch Messiah

• Scratch band, a band that plays fungi music

Groups and musicians

• Scratch (musician), American hip-hop artist

• Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936-2021), Jamaican reggae and dub artist

• Scratch Orchestra, an English experimental musical ensemble

• Scratch Track, an American band

• The Scratch (band), Irish band

Albums

• Scratch (Kenny Barron album), 1985

• Scratch (Kaela Kimura album), 2000

• Scratch (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2001 documentary Scratch

• Scratch, 1974 live album by The Crusaders

• Peter Gabriel (1978 album), a self-titled album also referred to as Scratch

Songs

• "Scratch", by Crash Crew from the album The Crash Crew

• "Scratch", by Morphine from the album Yes

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

Visual art

• Scratchboard, a visual arts medium

• Scratching, a technique or variation of graffiti (street art)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• 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

Sports

• Scratch (horse), a French Thoroughbred racehorse

• Scratch, in horse racing, the removal of a horse from a race before it is run

• Scratch, in pocket billiards games, the pocketing of the cue ball

• 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

Other uses

• Scratch, a small amount of extra money

• Old Scratch or Mr Scratch, a figure representing the devil

• Scratch building, creation, from raw materials, of architectural scale models

• 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

• Scratchings, a snack made from pork rind

• Scratchpad (disambiguation)

See also

• From scratch (disambiguation)

• Scratchy (disambiguation)

• Sgraffito, an artistic technique close to graffiti