sputtering

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, sputter) .
  2. Noun.  A noise that sputters.
  3. Noun.  The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.

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