: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped
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The tapping began every single day, throughout the day, for a month.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Besides the tapping, a maple cafe was offered including hot cider, doughnuts, cookies and ice cream sundaes.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The program has also been designed to make tapping into the value of a collection as easy as possible.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
With the help of a drummer and the musical arranger, Watts said audiences will hear the tapping of the telegraph keys in the first act.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Besides the tapping, a maple cafe was offered including hot cider, doughnuts, cookies and ice cream sundaes.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The program has also been designed to make tapping into the value of a collection as easy as possible.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
With the help of a drummer and the musical arranger, Watts said audiences will hear the tapping of the telegraph keys in the first act.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapping. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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