Scratch 653489 225851143 2008-07-15T18:17:24Z 222.126.152.59 {{Wiktionarypar|scratch}} '''Scratch''' may refer to: *A scratch is physical damage such as a groove in a physical surface such as a [[paint]]ed or unpainted surface, or the [[skin]] [[Image:Squirrel Scratching the Armpit with its Hindlimb.jpg|thumb|right|250-px|A chipmunk scratching itself]] *Scratching is a response caused by an [[itch]] *Scratches is a bacterial infection found in horses, also known as [[mud fever]] *Scratching, the technique of playing [[Dampening|dampened]] strings on the guitar * A scratch is the accidental act of knocking the cue ball into a hole in [[billiards]]. *On ''scratch'' is the term used in handicap competitions for a player with no handicap or the maximum handicap (depending on the way the handicap is rendered), thus having to perform better than every other competitor to win *[[Scratching]], the technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth with your hand while it is playing on a turntable *[[Scratch (magazine)]] is a Hip-Hop magazine. *[[Scratch]] is slang for money. *[[Scratching (street art)|Scratching]] is a recent variation of [[graffiti]] in which tags are scratched into windows, usually of public transportation vehicles and [[street furniture]]. *[[Scratch (hacker jargon)]], in hacker jargon, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes *[[Scratch programming language]], a multimedia educational tool from MIT Media Lab *[[Scratch (television)]], a term used in television's [[Nielsen Ratings]] system for a program which registers below a certain number a viewers and cannot be measured by the ratings provider due to the show being under the provider's sampling size *[[Scratch Orchestra]], an orchestra founded by Cornelius Cardew *"Scratch", the nickname of influential Jamaican recording artist [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]] *[[Scratch (album)]], an album released by [[Kaela Kimura]] *[[Peter Gabriel (1978 album)]], an album often referred to as "Scratch" in reference to the album cover art. *[[Scratches (game)]], a mystery adventure computer game by Nucleosys *[[Scratch (film)]], a documentary film about disc jockeys and hip hop culture *[[Scratch (soundtrack)]], the soundtrack to the [[Scratch (film)]] *[[Scratch and Grounder]], fictional robots who appeared in the TV show ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' and the game ''Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' that was based on the TV show. *[[Scratch (play)]], a 1971 stage play by [[Archibald MacLeish]] *"Old Scratch", a colloquialism for the [[devil]], as indicated by the name of the character in the [[Stephen Vincent Benet|Stephen Vincent Benét]] short story, "[[The Devil and Daniel Webster]]" *[[Scratch Addict]], a hard rock metal band from Baltimore/Washington DC. Using "Scratch" as a reference to "Old Scratch" or the [[devil]]. *"Scratch," a song by Morphine from their 1995 album ''[[Yes (Morphine album)|Yes]]'' * Scratch is one of the nicknames for the Brazilian national sports teams (as the [[Brazil national football team]]). *[[Scratch (musician)]] is a DJ and former member of [[the Roots]]. *[[Scratchcard]], a token where information is revealed by scratching off an opaque substance. *Scratch, a [[color grading]] software developed by Assimilate {{disambig-cleanup}} [[da:Scratch]] [[de:Scratch]] [[fr:Scratch]] [[nl:Scratch]] [[ja:スクラッチ]] [[pl:Scratch]]