screen scraping

noun

A form of web scraping in which a program visually captures and processes data from a webpage.

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Meanings

noun
  1. computingA form of web scraping in which a program visually captures and processes data from a webpage.
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APA

screen scraping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20scraping

MLA

“screen scraping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20scraping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screen scraping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20scraping.

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