tapping
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tap·ping
(tăp′ĭng)n.
1.
a. The act of one that taps.
b. The process or means by which something is tapped.
2. Something that is taken or drawn by tapping.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
tapping
(ˈtæpɪŋ)n
the act or noise of touching something gently, esp so as to make a soft knocking sounds
tapping
(ˈtæpɪŋ)n
the act of secretly obtaining information by means of concealed listening or recording devices
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
tap•ping
(ˈtæp ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
2. the sound produced by this.
[1400–50]
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Noun | 1. | tapping - the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, rat-tat - a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) |
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tap·ping
1. n. percusión;
2. extracción de fluido de una cavidad.
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