Tunneling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of burrowing a tunnel. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The practice of exploring tunnel. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of tunnel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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deepeningdepressionexcavationloweringminingprobing

Example

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"Tunneling and secure protocols—like IPsec—permit the creation of effectively isolated nets within the Net: internets within the Internet."

Related phrases

scanning tunneling microscopetunneling timefile systemquantum mechanical

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