noun
mining
MEYE-nihng
noun
1
The industry or process of extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the earth.
"Coal mining once employed thousands of people in the region."
2
The process of earning cryptocurrency by validating transactions through computation.
"Cryptocurrency mining uses a huge amount of electricity."
How to Use Mining
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDigging valuable materials out of the ground, or, in tech, generating cryptocurrency through computing power.
Common pairings
coal mining
data mining
bitcoin mining
mining industry
Word Forms
minings plural
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