exploit
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
Pronunciation[edit]
exploit
Verb
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.
Translations[edit]
heroic or extraordinary deed
achievement
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computing security
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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (use for one’s own advantage): take advantage of, use
Translations[edit]
use for one’s advantage
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits, diminutive exploitje n)
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits)
- exploit, feat
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (invariable)
Middle French[edit]
Noun[edit]
exploit m (plural exploits)
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Computing
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English heteronyms
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- nl:Law
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- nl:Computing
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Italian nouns
- Middle French nouns
