What does EXPLOIT mean?
Definitions for EXPLOIT
ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪtex·ploit
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Princeton's WordNet
feat, effort, exploitverb
a notable achievement
"he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
exploit, workverb
use or manipulate to one's advantage
"He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
exploit, tapverb
draw from; make good use of
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
overwork, exploitverb
work excessively hard
"he is exploiting the students"
Wiktionary
exploitnoun
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
exploitnoun
A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
exploitverb
To use for one's own advantage.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EXPLOITnoun
A design accomplished; an atchievement; a successful attempt.
Etymology: expletum, Latin, res expleta.
Know’st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Would tempt into a close exploit of death? William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Flight cannot stain the honour you have won;
But mine it will, that no exploit have done. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.How shall I relate
To human sense th’ invisible exploits
Of warring spirits? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.He breaks fierce Hannibal’s insulting heats;
Of which exploit thus our friend Ennius treats. John Denham.Will you thus dishonour
Your past exploits, and fully all your wars? Joseph Addison, Cato.To Exploitverb
To perform; to atchieve.
Etymology: from the noun.
He exploited great matters in his own person in Gallia, and by his son in Spain. William Camden, Remains.
Wikipedia
Exploit
Exploit means to take advantage of something (a person, situation, etc.) for one's own end, especially unethically or unjustifiably.
ChatGPT
exploit
Exploit is a noun referring to a bold or daring action or achievement, often involving courage, skill or innovation. As a verb, it means to make full use of, take advantage of or benefit from a resource or situation, often in an unfair or unethical way. It can also refer to using someone unfairly for personal advantage. In the context of cybersecurity, an exploit is a software tool designed to take advantage of a flaw in a computer system.
Webster Dictionary
Exploitnoun
a deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great
Exploitnoun
combat; war
Exploitnoun
to utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or agricultural lands; to exploit public opinion
Exploitnoun
hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon
Etymology: [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit, espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p. p. neut. of explicare to unfold, display, exhibit; ex + plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Explicit, Explicate.]
Wikidata
Exploit
An exploit is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug, glitch or vulnerability in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behaviour to occur on computer software, hardware, or something electronic. Such behavior frequently includes such things as gaining control of a computer system or allowing privilege escalation or a denial-of-service attack.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Exploit
eks-ploit′, n. a deed or achievement, esp. an heroic one: a feat.—v.t. to work up: to utilise for one's own ends.—adj. Exploit′able.—ns. Exploit′age, Exploitā′tion, the act of successfully applying industry to any object, as the working of mines, &c.: the act of using for selfish purposes. [O. Fr. exploit—L. explicitum, ended.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
exploit
[originally cracker slang] 1. A vulnerability in software that can be used for breaking security or otherwise attacking an Internet host over the network. The Ping O' Death is a famous exploit. 2. More grammatically, a program that exploits an exploit in sense 1.
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Rank popularity for the word 'EXPLOIT' in Verbs Frequency: #632
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of EXPLOIT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of EXPLOIT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of EXPLOIT in a Sentence
Phone scammers have shown resiliency over the years and constantly change their tactics to find new ways to exploit the public, they will likely bounce back from the disruption caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
Deeper than that is the reality that we can no longer continue to exploit the lives and the pain of our communities, every two to four years we see politicians coming to sacred space, to our congregations, and making promises to our members and saying how life in this realm is going to get better for our congregations and members. And then we end up in moments like this, where we are on the brink of tremendous failure.
The very idea that a Security Control has to be absolutely perfect and fool proof is flawed. The value of a Security control increases as the time and skill needed to exploit it increases.
Everyday we get opportunities to exploit or add more value to human life. With exploitation you suppress the souls and with more value addition you soothe the souls. Don't down size, be more than fair, give always more and MickeyMize.
There is a developing trend regarding the sexual exploitation of children in Africa where pedophiles, especially from Western countries, take advantage of under-resourced child protection systems, and weaknesses in law enforcement and judicial systems. The Bery Glaser case is just one example of this deeply concerning phenomenon, the Ugandan government now has a significant opportunity to send a message to would-be perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and child trafficking that they can not exploit with impunity and will be held fully accountable for their crimes.
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- استغلArabic
- експлоатирам, постижение, използвам, подвигBulgarian
- explotarCatalan, Valencian
- využítCzech
- gweithioWelsh
- udnytteDanish
- Heldentat, ausbeuten, Exploit, ausnutzenGerman
- εκμεταλλεύομαιGreek
- heroaĵo, ekspluatiEsperanto
- proeza, explotar, hazaña, aprovechar, exploitSpanish
- riistääFinnish
- exploit, exploiterFrench
- cleas, dèan feum deScottish Gaelic
- ניצלHebrew
- hőstettHungarian
- approfittare, avvantaggiarsi, gesto eroico, gesta eroiche, gesta, impresa, prestazioneItalian
- 搾り取るJapanese
- išnaudotiLithuanian
- izmantot, izkalpinātLatvian
- mahi rāwekeweke, makihuhunu, rāwekewekeMāori
- exploiteren, heldendaad, uitbuiten, wapenfeit, exploitDutch
- bragd, utnytteNorwegian
- wykorzystywać, wyczyn, wyzyskiwaćPolish
- exploit, façanha, proeza, explorarPortuguese
- faptă eroică, exploata, a abuza (de), faptă de vitejieRomanian
- дея́ние, эксплуатировать, по́двиг, достиже́ние, сверше́ниеRussian
- израбитиSerbo-Croatian
- exploatera, utnyttjaSwedish
- sTurkish
- 开发Chinese
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