data scraping

"Data scraping" involves extracting information from digital sources, often for analysis or integration into other systems.

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Definition

B2General

(technical)The process of extracting information from websites or other digital sources using automated tools.

Example

  • Many businesses use data scraping to gather market intelligence from competitors' websites.

B2Web Development

(technical)Collecting and parsing large amounts of data from online sources for analysis or integration.

Example

  • Web developers often employ data scraping to populate their databases with up-to-date information.

C1Data Analysis

(technical)An automated method of gathering data from web pages, databases, or other structured sources for reuse.

Example

  • Data analysts use scraping tools to automate the extraction of data for their reports.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "data scraping":

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