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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (noun) enPR: ĕks'ploit, IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (verb) enPR: ĭksploit', IPA(key): /ɪksˈplɔɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɔɪt
Noun[edit]
exploit (plural exploits)
- A heroic or extraordinary deed.
- An achievement.
- The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
- (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
- 2004, Rob Shein, Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness, Syngress (→ISBN), 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.
- 2004, Rob Shein, Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness, Syngress (→ISBN), page xxi:
Translations[edit]
heroic or extraordinary deed
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achievement
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computing security
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Verb[edit]
exploit (third-person singular simple present exploits, present participle exploiting, simple past and past participle exploited)
- (transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
- 2019 October, Tony Miles and Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 53:
- However, exploiting their 110mph capability will initially only be possible north of Bedford, pending an upgrade of the overhead wires between Bedford and St Pancras by Network Rail to make them suitable for use by electric trains at over 100mph.
- Synonyms: take advantage of, use
- (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.
Translations[edit]
exploit — see take advantage of
use for one’s advantage
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit n (plural exploiten, diminutive exploitje n)
- (law) A legal document which proves that another document has been handed over to a certain person.
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: eksploit
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits, diminutive exploitje n)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Deverbal of exploiter. Corresponds with Old French espleit; cf. Latin explicitus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Italian: exploit
Further reading[edit]
- “exploit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (invariable)
- exploit, feat
- Synonyms: impresa, performance, prestazione
Further reading[edit]
- exploit in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Middle French[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits)
Related terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English exploit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits)
- (computer security) exploit (security vulnerability in a computer system)
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