Exploit

Quick meaning: Exploit is a noun meaning A heroic or extraordinary deed.

Meaning

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

More Meanings

1. An achievement.
2. (computing) A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.
3. (transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
4. (transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.
5. (by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

Example Sentences

to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way

Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.

The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.

For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on.

Word Forms

• exploits
• exploiting
• exploited

Synonyms for exploit

Depending on context, synonyms include use, utilize, effort, deed, feat, overwork.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deed, effort, feat, overwork, tap, exploitative.

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