Pumping
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'''Pumping''' can refer to:
*The operation of a [[pump]], for moving a liquid from one location to another
**Extraction of milk by a [[milking machine]] or [[breast pump]]
*[[Pumping (oil well)]], injecting chemicals into a wellbore
*[[Pumping (computer systems)]], the number of times data is transmitted per clock cycle
*[[Pump (skateboarding)]], a process by which longboard skateboarders accelerate without pushing off of the ground
*[[Pumping lemma]] in the theory of formal languages
*An artifact of audio [[dynamic range compression]]
*[[Optical pumping]], a process in which light is used to raise electrons from a lower energy level in an atom or molecule to a higher one
*[[Sexual intercourse]]
*"[[Pumping (My Heart)]]", a song by Patti Smith Group
==See also==
*[[Pump]]
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