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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  exploit
       
           A security hole or an instance of taking advantage
          of a security hole.
       
          "[...] hackers say exploit. sysadmins say hole"
          -- http://emke.com/)" rel="nofollow">Mike Emke (http://emke.com/).
       
          Emke reports that the stress is on the second syllable.  If
          this is true, this may be a case of hackerly zero-deriving
          verbs (especially instantials) from nouns, akin to "write" as
          a noun to describe an instance of a disk drive writing to a
          disk.
       
          (2001-11-24)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exploit \Ex*ploit"\, n. [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.]
     1. A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown;
        an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of
        Alexander the Great.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Combat; war. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He made haste to exploit some warlike service.
                                                    --Holland.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [F. exploiter.] 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. [Recent]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate
        on; to put upon. [Recent]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a
              fortune by legitimate industry exploit his
              employ['e]s or make his capital ``out of'' anybody
              else.                                 --W. G.
                                                    Sumner.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  exploit n. [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exploit \Ex*ploit"\, n. [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.]
     1. A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown;
        an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of
        Alexander the Great.
  
              Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. --Shak.
  
     2. Combat; war. [Obs.]
  
              He made haste to exploit some warlike service.
                                                    --Holland.
  
     2. [F. exploiter.] 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. [Recent]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  exploit
       n : a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the
           book was her finest effort" [syn: deed, feat, effort]
       v 1: 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" [syn: work]
       2: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources
          we are given wisely" [syn: tap]
       3: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn:
           overwork]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     Γαλλικά n.
     το κατόρθωμα, το επίτευγμα, ο άθλος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     French n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     Italian n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     n.
     1 A heroic or extraordinary deed.
     2 An achievement.
     3 (lb en computing) A program or technique that exploits a
  vulnerability in other software.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
     2 (lb en transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to
  which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     n.
     1 A heroic or extraordinary deed.
     2 An achievement.
     3 (lb en computing) A program or technique that exploits a
  vulnerability in other software.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
     2 (lb en transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to
  which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     French n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     Italian n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     n.
     1 A heroic or extraordinary deed.
     2 An achievement.
     3 (lb en computing) A program or technique that exploits a
  vulnerability in other software.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
     2 (lb en transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to
  which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     French n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     Italian n.
     (l en exploit), feat
     n.
     1 A heroic or extraordinary deed.
     2 An achievement.
     3 (lb en computing) A program or technique that exploits a
  vulnerability in other software.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
     2 (lb en transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to
  which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     Ranska n.
     urotyö, taidonnäyte, sankariteko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exploit
     Franska n.
     bedrift

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Exploit /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
  المأثرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exploit //ɪksˈplɔɪt// //ˈɛksplɔɪt// 
  1. постиже́ние
  achievement
  2. по́двиг
  heroic or extraordinary deed

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exploit //ɪksˈplɔɪt// //ˈɛksplɔɪt// 
  експлоатирам, използвам
  use for one’s advantage