Puncture
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Puncture may mean:
- A wound caused by such objects as nails or needles
- A puncture wound to the lungs may cause tension pneumothorax
- A puncture wound to the heart may cause cardiac tamponade
- Penetration or leakage of any other object, especially a pneumatic tire. In British English "puncture" is the usual term; in American English a leaking tire is called a "flat"
- Puncture (band), an English punk band
- Puncturing, in coding theory, is the process of removing some of the bits in a data stream

