exploit

Etymology

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Pronunciation

• (noun) enPR: ĕks'ploit, IPA^(key): /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
• (verb) enPR: ĭksploit', IPA^(key): /ɪksˈplɔɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪt

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.

Verb

exploit (third-person singular simple present exploits, present participle exploiting, simple past and past participle exploited)

1. (transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
2. (transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.

Anagrams

• ex-pilot

Etymology 1

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Etymology 2

From English exploit.

Etymology

Deverbal of exploiter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.splwa/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

1. exploit, feat

Further reading

• “exploit” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

exploit m (invariable)

1. exploit, feat

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

1. use; usage

Etymology

Borrowed from English exploit.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eks.ˈplɔjt͡ʃ/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

1. (computer security) exploit (security vulnerability in a computer system)