Boring
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Boring means to lack interest. It might also refer to:
- In mechanical engineering, boring (mechanical) is the formation of a cylindrical hole in a solid material. The boring for a tunnel or shaft is done by a highly specialized tunnel boring machine (TBM). Machines for boring holes in engineering materials such as metal and concrete are sometimes incorrectly called drills or drilling machines. Boring is different from drilling in that it uses a single cutting point revolving around a fixed axis to create a round hole. Drills use two or more.
- Edwin G. Boring was one of the first historians of psychology.
- David Boring is the title character of the Daniel Clowes graphic novel of the same name.
- Boring, Oregon is a community in Oregon.
- Boring (calibration) is the process of calibrating a gun.
- Boring is also used to describe a person, place or act that causes boredom.