Refers to physical damage that makes materials easier to separate by hand.

Physical Tear

Perforation in products is often intentional to designate where to split or open them.

Intentional Design

In technical contexts, this term is commonly associated with the manufacturing or crafting process.

Manufacturing Process

The word might sound formal in everyday conversation, but it's regular terminology in technical fields.

Technical Jargon

Often used in reference to paper goods that are designed to be easily separated.

Paper Products

Perforation makes it convenient to separate parts of a document without tools.

Facilitates Separation

In medical situations, a perforation is serious and may require immediate attention.

Medical Severity

In a medical context, 'perforation' is a specific term that describes a particular kind of injury or condition.

Precise terminology

 So this is how you vote. You get one of these ballot forms at random, and then you go into the voting booth, and you mark your choices, and you tear along a perforation.