1.
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[syn: unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof]
2. not penetrable by bullets;
- Example: "bulletproof glass"
- Example: "bulletproof vest"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bullet-proof \bul"let-proof`\, bulletproof \bul"let*proof`\, a.
1. Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to
penetration by a bullet; armored; as, a bulletproof vest;
a bulletproof window.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse and
incapable of malfunction under normal use; as, a
bulletproof computer program.
[PJC]
3. so well thought out as to be resistant to criticism or
certain to succeed; as, a bulletproof plan.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bulletproof
adj 1: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a
watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn:
unassailable, unshakable, watertight,
bulletproof]
2: not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof
vest"
v 1: make bulletproof; "bulletproof the car"
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
bulletproof
adj.
Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust;
lossage-resistant; capable of correctly recovering from any imaginable
exception condition ? a rare and valued quality. Implies that the
programmer has thought of all possible errors, and added code to protect
against each one. Thus, in some cases, this can imply code that is too
heavyweight, due to excessive paranoia on the part of the programmer. Syn.
armor-plated.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
bulletproof
armour-plated
Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely
robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly recovering
from any imaginable exception condition - a rare and valued
quality. Synonym armor-plated.
[Jargon File]