overpenetration
Bullet exits target
Overpenetration occurs when a projectile passes completely through its target and continues beyond, potentially causing unintended damage.
The term appears most often in firearms and ballistics discussions, where a bullet that overpenetrates may strike bystanders or property behind the target: Hollow-point ammunition is designed to expand and reduce overpenetration.
The concept extends to other contexts where force exceeds what's needed for the task.
Defeats protective plating
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- tungstenElement seventy-four
spalling · fragmentation · frangible · through-and-through · pass-through
Network access control system
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- breachBreaking of agreement
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
payload · red-team · zero-day · rootkit · backdoor · persistence
Gypsum-core building panels
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- sheetrockGypsum building panels
- wallboardPanel for interior surfaces
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
Exceeding absorption limits
- overexposureExcessive amount of something
- cannibalizationConsuming one's own kind
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
armor-piercing
Defeats protective plating
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- velocityDirected rate of motion
tungsten · spalling · fragmentation · frangible · through-and-through · pass-through
firewall
Network access control system
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- breachBreaking of agreement
- exploitationSelfish use of others
vulnerability · payload · red-team · zero-day · rootkit · backdoor · persistence
drywall
Gypsum-core building panels
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- sheetrockGypsum building panels
- wallboardPanel for interior surfaces
windshield · kevlar · concealment · pass-through · backstop
oversaturation
Exceeding absorption limits
- overexposureExcessive amount of something
- cannibalizationConsuming one's own kind
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
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