Scraper
A program that automatically extracts data from a specific website or platform.
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A scraper is a software tool, often called a bot or crawler, that visits web pages and extracts specific data fields. Scrapers can be custom built (using Python libraries like BeautifulSoup or Playwright) or pre built (like Lagic agents). Modern scrapers handle anti bot measures, rate limits, and authentication transparently, allowing non technical users to extract data at scale.
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