Scavenger (disambiguation)

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Scavenger is an organism that seeks and feeds on discarded or abandoned material such as carrion or detritus.

Scavenger(s) or Scavenging may also refer to:

Film and TV

• Scavengers (2013 film), science fiction film
• The Scavengers (1959 film), a Filipino crime film
• The Scavengers (1969 film), a Western war drama and exploitation film
• List of Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu episodes#"Scavengers"
• Scavenger (Transformers), characters in the Transformers series
• Scavengers, Walking Dead season 7
• Scavenger (audio drama), a 2014 audio drama based on the television series Doctor Who
• Scavengers (game show), a British game show

Games

• Scavenger hunt, a game
• Scavenger, Inc., a video game publisher

Music

• The Scavengers, a New Zealand punk rock band from the 1970s

Albums

• Scavenger (album), a 1991 album by The Walkabouts
• Scavengers (album), a 2001 album by Calla
• The Scavenger, a 1966 album by Nat Adderley

Profession or activity

• Mule scavenger, an old profession whereby a person retrieves cotton from underneath a spinning machine
• Waste picker, a person who picks recyclable elements from waste

Science and technology

• Scavenger (chemistry), a method of removing impurities or other undesired chemicals from a mixture
• Scavenger receptor (endocrinology)
• Scavenger receptor (immunology), a group of pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system
• Scavenging (engine), automotive process of pushing exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder and drawing in fresh air
• CPU scavenging, salvaging of machine time
• Energy harvesting also called energy scavenging, the capturing energy for autonomous devices

Other uses

• Scavenger (comics), an armored enemy of Aquaman
• Operation Scavenger, a World War II operation in the Pacific theater
• Scavenger's daughter, a rack-like torture instrument

See also

• SCVNGR, a social location-based gaming platform for mobile phones

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