Web scraping and automation dictionary
Confused by terminology? Use our dictionary to quickly understand what you need to know.
23 articles in this collection
Written by David Barton and Natasha Lekh
Written by David Barton and Natasha Lekh
What is an API?
An application programming interface (API) makes it easy for computer programs to talk to each other
Written by David Barton
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Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a proxy?
Proxy servers act as a shield protecting your digital identity from the websites you visit
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a residential proxy?
A residential proxy is the most reliable way to scrape data while using proxies.
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a datacenter proxy?
A datacenter proxy is the fastest and most affordable way to scrape data while using proxies.
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a SERP?
SERP is an abbreviation for Search Engine Result Pages
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is the main programming language of the Internet
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a session?
A session is reusing the same IP address during web scraping
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a request?
A request is your command for an actor to open a specific webpage to further scrape it for data
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a request queue?
A request queue is a list of web pages lined up for your actor to visit and scrape for data within one run.
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is key-value store?
A key-value store is a space for storing important files
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is Node.js?
Node.js is an open-source environment that executes JavaScript code without the need for a browser
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is JSON?
JSON is a format for storing and transporting data
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a dataset?
A dataset is a table that acts as a log of your results from web scraping activities.
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is a web scraper?
A web scraper is a program made to extract data from the web
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is Apify SDK?
Apify SDK is your number one resource for creating your own Apify actor
Written by Natasha Lekh
What is web crawling?
Web crawling is a process of browsing webpages systematically
Written by Natasha Lekh
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