bulletproof
from
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"
from
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]
from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 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}.
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