Pumping 41608 224736022 2008-07-10T05:07:17Z Srleffler 252195 rv deletion in indent (a breast pump is a type of [[pump]]). Moving new entry higher in list. {{wiktionary|pumping}} '''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]] {{disambig}}