pressure tap meaning

• [Engineering]
  "A small perpendicular hole in the wall of a pressurized, fluid-containing pipe or vessel, used for connection of pressure-sensitive elements for the measurement of static pressures. Also known as piezometer opening, static pressure tap."

• static-pressure tap:    [Engineering]See p ...
• on tap:    Adjective: on tap( ...
• on the tap:    [British slang]on ...

Examples

1. pressure taps should be sufficiently large.
2. to prevent clogging of the pressure tap by fine solids gas is bled into the bed at low velocity at the taps.
3. industrial valves . drain hoss or pressure tap
4. flow measurement; differential pressure devices with corner taps; length of pressure taps stud and installation dimensions for determination of space required
5. PSP provides a low-cost alternative that is less invasive than pressure tap arrays.