penetrator
One that enters
A penetrator is something or someone that penetrates—enters, pierces, or passes through a barrier.
The term appears most often in military and technical contexts: an armor-piercing projectile designed to breach tank plating, or a device that creates electrical connections by piercing wire insulation.
In sexual slang, penetrator refers to the insertive partner in intercourse.
Munition's explosive section
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- armor-piercingDefeats protective plating
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
missile · bomb · kinetic · impactor · sabot · round · shell · ballistic
Make hole through
- punctureHole from penetration
- perforateMake holes through
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
entry · force · ram · drill · bore · tunnel · rupture · burrow
Thorough examination or tool
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- roverDrifter or space explorer
satellite · survey · geological · cavern · oceanic · depths · subsurface · borehole
Shortcut or breach
- firewallNetwork access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- exploitNotable act or abuse
vulnerability · intrusion · cyberattack · malware · backdoor · unauthorized · access · network
warhead
Munition's explosive section
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- armor-piercingDefeats protective plating
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
ordnance · missile · bomb · kinetic · impactor · sabot · round · shell · ballistic · tank
pierce
Make hole through
infiltrate · entry · force · ram · drill · bore · tunnel · rupture · burrow · lance
probe
Thorough examination or tool
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
rover · satellite · survey · geological · cavern · oceanic · depths · subsurface · borehole · drilling
hack
Shortcut or breach
- firewallNetwork access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
exploit · vulnerability · intrusion · cyberattack · malware · backdoor · unauthorized · access · network · system
- Anti-tankanti-tank gun, RPG, bazooka, bazookas, javelin
- Armor-Piercinghardened steel, depleted uranium, sabot, subcaliber, API
- HardnessRockwell, Vickers, hardness scale, indentation, scratch test
- hardness testers
- deep penetrationEntry far into something
- penetration testingAuthorized security vulnerability assessment
- penetration pricingLow initial prices strategy
- penetration testAuthorized security vulnerability assessment
- penetrative sexSex involving insertion
- armor penetrationAbility to bypass protection