brute force
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /bɹut ˈfɔɹs/
Noun

brute force (uncountable)

  1. A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
    We lifted the car by brute force.
  2. (computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.
Translations Translations
  • French: force brute
  • Russian: по́лный перебо́р
Verb

brute force (brute forces, present participle brute forcing; past and past participle brute forced)

  1. (transitive) To solve (a computational problem) by brute force methods.
    • 1960, Scott Cameron, ‎Marshall Clinton Yovits, Self-organizing Systems: Proceedings - Page 187 ↗
      "In trying to solve the problem in this simplified space, it does different things than it did when it was brute forcing its way through the original space."
  2. (computer) To break password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force methods.



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