Microstamping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microstamping is a noun meaning The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.
Meaning
The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.
Example Sentences
The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include microstamp, micromark, microstar, microspotter, microstencil, microsensing.
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