: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped
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On Wednesday, luxury resale platform Fashionphile announced its tapping of global star and Grammy-award-winning artist Cardi B to join as its 2026 global brand ambassador.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Indeed, the tapping of an individual button is perhaps the least significant event on the planet, shifting nothing apart from the dust beneath it.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Seal of quality At 12 months, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium performs the traditional tapping test — striking each wheel with a hammer and listening for internal defects.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Indeed, the tapping of an individual button is perhaps the least significant event on the planet, shifting nothing apart from the dust beneath it.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Seal of quality At 12 months, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium performs the traditional tapping test — striking each wheel with a hammer and listening for internal defects.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapping. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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