WION Fineprint: Know what is Data Scraping?
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Feb 02, 2023, 19:35 IST | Updated: Feb 02, 2023, 19:35 IST
Data scraping, or web scraping, is a process of importing data from websites into files or spreadsheets. It is used to extract data from the web, either for personal use by the scraping operator, or to reuse the data on other websites. There are numerous software applications for automating data scraping.
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