| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.[Websters]
2. Being bombproof. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb bullet-proofly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (bullet-proofly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective bullet-proof.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BULLET-PROOF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1841. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BULLET-PROOF
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | 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. Source: Jargon File. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
