Pumping

Pumping can refer to:

• The operation of a pump, for moving a liquid from one location to another
  • The use of a breast pump or milking machine for extraction of milk
• Gastric lavage The process of cleaning the contents of the stomach
• 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
• Weight training ("pumping iron"): building muscle by exercising with weights
• Sexual intercourse
• "Pumping (My Heart)", a song by Patti Smith Group

See also

• Pump