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id: junk-yard.what-is-a-scrap
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-a-scrap
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Junk Yard basics"
question: "What does \"scrap\" mean on the Junk Yard board?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does scrap mean in Junk Yard?"
  - "What are Junk Yard cards?"
  - "Junk Yard scrap meaning"
  - "What counts as a scrap?"
  - "What's a card on the Junk Yard board?"
short_answer: "A scrap is one item on the Junk Yard board — something you copied or a note, image or file you added. Each shows as a card with its own auto-clear countdown."
tags: ["junk yard", "scrap", "cards"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-on-a-junk-yard-card", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-long-do-scraps-stay-on-the-junk-yard", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-junk-yard"]
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last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "scrap" mean on the Junk Yard board?

A scrap is one item on the Junk Yard board — a piece of text, a link, an image, a file (or a group of files) that you copied, or a note, image or file reference you added yourself. Each scrap appears as a card.

Every scrap has its own lifetime and shows a countdown such as "Clears in 3h". When the timer runs out, the scrap is tidied away. You can pin a scrap to the top, give it a colour label, edit it (which saves a new scrap), copy it back, or delete it.

See [What's on a Junk Yard card?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-on-a-junk-yard-card)