tunneling

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Noun

tunneling

1. The act of burrowing a tunnel.
2. The practice of exploring tunnel.
3. (physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
4. (finance) A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.
5. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.

Verb

1. present participle of tunnel#English|tunnel

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