mining

Bergbau

Das Gewinnen wertvoller Stoffe wie Kohle oder Gold aus dem Boden.

In einfachem Englisch: Taking valuable materials, such as coal or gold, out of the ground.

• Coal mining was once common here.
• The village grew wealthy through gold mining.
• Mining has damaged the nearby river.

Synonyme: extraction

Häufige Wendungen: coal mining, gold mining, mining industry

Kryptomining

Das Prüfen digitaler Zahlungen durch schwierige Computerberechnungen, wofür man neue Einheiten einer Kryptowährung erhält.

In einfachem Englisch: Using computers to check digital currency payments and earn new coins by solving difficult calculations.

• Bitcoin mining uses powerful computers.
• Electricity costs made cryptocurrency mining less profitable.
• They bought new hardware for mining.

Häufige Wendungen: bitcoin mining, cryptocurrency mining, mining equipment

Datenanalyse, Extraktion

Das gründliche Durchsuchen einer Quelle, um nützliche Informationen oder andere wertvolle Inhalte zu gewinnen.

In einfachem Englisch: Searching deeply through something to take out useful information or other valuable things.

• Data mining revealed a clear pattern.
• Text mining helped us find common topics in the letters.
• His mining for positive results ignored much of the evidence.

So benutzt man es: mining for something (The report describes their mining for useful information in old records.)

Synonyme: extraction

Häufige Wendungen: data mining, text mining, mining for information

Minenlegen, Verminung

Das Verlegen versteckter Sprengkörper an Land oder im Wasser, um Menschen, Fahrzeuge oder Schiffe zu treffen.

In einfachem Englisch: Placing hidden bombs on land or in water to damage people, vehicles, or ships.

• Mining made the harbour dangerous.
• The army’s mining of roads delayed the enemy.
• Naval mining prevented ships from entering the bay.

Synonyme: minelaying

Häufige Wendungen: naval mining, mining operations, mining of roads