Web scraping and automation dictionary
Confused by terminology? Use our dictionary to quickly understand what you need to know.
6 articles in this collection
Written by David Barton
Written by David Barton
What is web scraping?
Web scraping is extracting data and content from websites automatically
Written by David Barton
What is RPA?
RPA stands for robotic process automation
Written by David Barton
What is Puppeteer?
Puppeteer is a way for you to control the Chrome browser using JavaScript
Written by David Barton
What is Cheerio?
Cheerio is an implementation of jQuery designed specifically for servers
Written by David Barton
What is a headless browser?
A headless browser is a web browser with no graphical user interface
Written by David Barton
What is an actor?
An Apify actor is a program that can carry out any task in a web browser
Written by David Barton