tapping

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

2. (countable, uncountable)A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

3. (countable, uncountable)The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.

4. (countable, uncountable)A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.

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