Bulletproof

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bulletproof
       adj 1: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a
              watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {ironclad},
               {unassailable}, {unshakable}, {watertight}]
       2: not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof
          vest"

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  bulletproof
       
          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}]