tunneling
Digging through earth
Tunneling is the process of digging or constructing a tunnel—an underground or underwater passage.
The word extends to any movement through a confined space: The mole was tunneling through the garden.
In computing, tunneling sends data through a network by encapsulating it within another protocol, creating a secure pathway.
In physics, quantum tunneling describes particles passing through barriers they shouldn't classically be able to penetrate.
Also spelled tunnelling.
Animal's dug dwelling
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
mine · shaft · gallery · chamber · bunker · dugout · cellar · vault
Encrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- SSHCryptographic remote access protocol
- encryptionConverting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
protocol · packet · bypass · latency · endpoint · encapsulation · gateway · routing
Negative subatomic particle
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- particleMinute piece of matter
Underground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
utilities · cabling · waterworks · aqueducts · fiber-optics · drainage · sanitation · wastewater
Failing to engage interest
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- diggingRemoving earth below
- blastingExplosive material removal
- miningExtracting earth's resources
earthwork · excavator · jackhammer · cutting · muck · spoil · breakthrough · headwall
Captured military personnel
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
Underground excavation equipment
- liningInterior fabric layer
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- waterproofingMaking impervious to moisture
geotechnical · load-bearing · shotcrete · grout · reinforcement · shoring · underpinning · survey
Partial electrical conductor
- nanostructureSub-microscopic engineered formation
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- thin-filmUltra-shallow material layer
- carrierOne that transports
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
warren · mine · shaft · gallery · chamber · bunker · dugout · cellar · vault · crypt
VPN
Encrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- SSHCryptographic remote access protocol
- encryptionConverting data into code
firewall · protocol · packet · bypass · latency · endpoint · encapsulation · gateway · routing · anonymization
electron
Negative subatomic particle
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
particle · transmission · STM · superposition · nanoscale
subway
Underground transit passage
sewers · utilities · cabling · waterworks · aqueducts · fiber-optics · drainage · sanitation · wastewater · stormwater
boring
Failing to engage interest
mining · earthwork · excavator · jackhammer · cutting · muck · spoil · breakthrough · headwall · face
POW
Captured military personnel
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
covert · evasion · breakout · concealment
TBM
Underground excavation equipment
- liningInterior fabric layer
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
waterproofing · geotechnical · load-bearing · shotcrete · grout · reinforcement · shoring · underpinning · survey · alignment
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- nanostructureSub-microscopic engineered formation
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- thin-filmUltra-shallow material layer
- bioturbationburrowing, worm castings, ant mounds
- colony behaviorswarming, foraging, division of labor, caste system, food storage
- pest scoutingscouting, visual inspection, field surveys, traps, sticky traps
- locomotionwalking, running, crawling, swimming, flying
- prison escapesjailbreak, breakout, escapee, disguise, rope ladder
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
tunnelingopen-pit mining
Surface excavation for minerals
strip mining · grading · trenching · leveling · landscaping
- quantum tunnelingSubatomic passage through classically forbidden regions
tunnel, underground, tunnels, subterranean, tunneled, tunnelled, tunnelling, tunneler, tunnellers