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Penetration may refer to:

Science and technology

• Passage through a partition or wall by a wire, cable, or other electrically conductive object
• Penetration (firestop), an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire-resistance rating, for the purpose of accommodating the passage of a mechanical, electrical, or structural penetrant
• Penetration (weapons), the ability to pierce the target's armor or other protection
• Penetration depth of light or any electromagnetic radiation in a physical medium
• Penetrating trauma, injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body
• In roofing, pipes, conduits, and HVAC supports passing through the room
• An unauthorized act of bypassing access control

Arts and media

• Penetration (band), a punk rock band
• "Penetration", a song on Iggy and the Stooges' album Raw Power
• "Penetration", a song on Pedro the Lion's album Control
• "Penetration", a song by The Pyramids
• Body of Lies (film), a film formerly known as Penetration

Other uses

• Penetration (warfare), the breaching of, and moving past, a defensive military line
• Market penetration or brand penetration, the degree to which a product or service is known and/or used
• Sexual penetration, or sexual intercourse
  • in some jurisdictions, a criminal charge related to various sexual offences
• In basketball, the ability of a player to drive through the opposition's defense
• In magic, an illusion in which one object appears to pass through another

See also

• Penetrator (disambiguation)
• Interpenetration (disambiguation)

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