--- title: bulletproofing slug: bulletproofing qid: Q3041959 snapshot: bulletproofing-353616-ed96337c6d982fac content_hash: ed96337c6d982facd370bf6f99a2d8c88728159c3035755eea29732e0415bb11 license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1309740758 tags: [112840098, 22911470, 22948834, 23603337, 24745122, 26220375] --- # bulletproofing > [!note] Provenance > Snapshot `bulletproofing-353616-ed96337c6d982fac` · content root `ed96337c6d982fac…` > Derived from · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets, or multiple hits in the same location, or simply sufficient kinetic (movement) energy to overcome it. Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets, or multiple hits in the same location, or simply sufficient kinetic (movement) energy to overcome it.