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tunneling

/ˈtʌnəlɪŋ/ /ˈtʌnl̩ɪŋ/

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verb

To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.

Examples :

"The ants were tunneling under the picnic blanket, creating a hidden network of pathways. "

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To dig a tunnel.

Examples :

"The children were tunneling in the sandbox, trying to reach the buried treasure. "

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verb

To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).

Examples :

"The company's new software is tunneling sensitive financial data through a secure server to avoid unauthorized access. "

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To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.

Examples :

"The doctor is tunneling the catheter into the patient's arm so they can receive chemotherapy for several months. "

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To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.

Examples :

"In physics class, we learned about electrons tunneling through energy barriers, even when they don't have enough energy to go over them. "

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noun

The act of burrowing a tunnel.

Examples :

"The city's tunneling project will improve the subway system. "

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noun

The practice of exploring tunnel.

Examples :

"His hobby of tunneling in old mines was quite dangerous, so his family worried about him. "

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noun

The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.

Examples :

"The tunneling effect allows electrons to pass through the thin insulating layer in a microchip, enabling the circuit to function. "

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noun

A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.

Examples :

"The company's sudden bankruptcy raised suspicions of tunneling, as the owner had recently moved millions of dollars to his personal accounts. "

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noun

A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.

Examples :

""Because of tunneling, when I accidentally deleted my school report and then immediately restored it from the recycle bin, the date it was originally created remained unchanged." "

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