microstamping

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmicrostamping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.

    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.

    2007 September 24, “An Opportunity for Mr. Schwarzenegger”, in New York Times

Origin

From micro- + stamping.

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APA

microstamping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstamping

MLA

“microstamping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstamping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microstamping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstamping.

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