tunneling

== English == === Alternative forms === (UK) tunnelling === Noun === tunneling (countable and uncountable, plural tunnelings) The act of burrowing a tunnel. The practice of exploring tunnel. (physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier. (finance) A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tunneling present participle and gerund of tunnel