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The correct spelling is tunneling.
How to pronounce tunneling
verb
Say it like: Tun-nel-ing
The correct spelling is tunneling. To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.
- 2.To dig a tunnel.
- 3.To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).
- 4.To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.
- 5.To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.
noun
- 1.The act of burrowing a tunnel.
- 2.The practice of exploring tunnel.
- 3.The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
- 4.A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.
- 5.A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.
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