Meaning

2 senses
  1. Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer.

  2. A test of a computer system's access control, in which a user attempts to gain access to the system without the prescribed credentials.

Origin

From penetration + test.

From penetration + test.

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