Definitions for "Spiking"
The addition of a small known amount of a known compound to a standard, sample, or placebo, typically for the purpose of confirming the performance of an analytical procedure or the calibration of an instrument.
The act of perforating turf and soil crust by the use of solid tines, spikes or blades for the purpose of aerating the soil.
When copy is left incomplete, or taken away before the article is finished, it is "spiked"; and if it is returned later the compositor to whom it is given to resume setting calls it "taking up the spike".
uncontrolled penetration of semiconductor substrate by contact metal; problem with Al in contact with silicon; may short ultra-shallow p-n junction underneath the contact.
Keywords:  marking, see
See marking.