English
exploit
Pronunciation
  • (noun) enPR: ĕks'ploit, IPA: /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
  • (verb) enPR: ĭksploit', IPA: /ɪksˈplɔɪt/
Noun

exploit (plural exploits)

  1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  2. An achievement.
    The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
  3. (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
    • 2004, Rob Shein, Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness, Syngress (ISBN 9780080543925), page xxi ↗:
      One of the more publicized cases that involved a zero-day exploit concerned the compromise of some U.S. military web servers. The attack involved exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability in a core Windows component; […]
    • 2015, Joxean Koret, ‎Elias Bachaalany, The Antivirus Hacker's Handbook (page 148)
      For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on.
Translations Translations Translations
  • French: exploit
  • German: Exploit
  • Portuguese: exploit
  • Spanish: exploit
Verb

exploit (exploits, present participle exploiting; past and past participle exploited)

  1. (transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
    Synonyms: take advantage of, use
  2. (transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.
    Materialistic monsters who exploit "kind" folks will not have good outcomes, no matter how much comforts were ill-gained.
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