exploit

1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.
2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a country that exploited peasant labor. See synonyms at manipulate.
3. To advertise; promote.

[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicāre, to unfold. See explicate.]

In computer security, an unethical or illegal attack that takes advantage of some vulnerability. See zero-day exploit and PoC exploit.

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noun

A great or heroic deed: achievement, feat, gest, masterstroke, stunt, tour de force. See action/inaction.

verb

1. To put into action or use: actuate, apply, employ, exercise, implement, practice, use, utilize. Idioms: avail oneself of, bring into play, bring to bear, make use of, put into practice, put to use. See used/unused.
2. To take advantage of unfairly: abuse, impose, presume, use. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
3. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: maneuver, manipulate, play. See control/uncontrol, straight/bent.

Definition: misuse
Antonyms: treat fairly

[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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Exploit can mean:

• Exploit (computer security)
• Exploit (online gaming)
• Exploit (natural resources)
• Exploit (sociology)

• An achievement. The first summit of mount Everest was a stunning exploit.

• The longest river on the island of Newfoundland is called the Exploits River.

See also

• Exploitation

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Common misspelling(s) of exploitative

• exploititive

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udnytte, udbytte
n. - bedrift

idioms:

• exploitation right    udnyttelsesret

Nederlands (Dutch)
(helden)daad, benutten, uitbuiten, wapenfeit

Français (French)
v. tr. - exploiter, exploiter (une situation), profiter de, tirer parti de
n. - exploit, haut-fait, prouesse

idioms:

• exploitation right    droit d'exploitation

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausnutzen, ausbeuten
n. - Heldentat

idioms:

• exploitation right    Nutzungsrecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκμεταλλεύομαι, επωφελούμαι, αξιοποιώ, καπηλεύομαι
n. - ανδραγάθημα, άθλος, κατόρθωμα

idioms:

• exploitation right    δικαίωμα εκμετάλλευσης

Italiano (Italian)
utilizzare, sfruttare, prodezza

idioms:

• exploitation right    diritto di sfruttamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - explorar, utilizar
n. - proeza (f)

idioms:

• exploitation right    direito (m) de exploração (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
эксплуатировать, разрабатывать, подвиг

idioms:

• exploitation right    право на использование

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aprovechar, explotar, esquilmar
n. - hazaña, proeza

idioms:

• exploitation right    derecho de explotación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - exploatera, utnyttja
n. - bedrift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开拓, 开采, 开发, 功绩, 勋绩

idioms:

• exploitation right    开发权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 開拓, 開採, 開發
n. - 功績, 勳績

idioms:

• exploitation right    開發權

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 개발하다, 미끼삼다
n. - 공적

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手柄, 功績
v. - 開発する, 活かす, 利用する, 搾取する

idioms:

• exploitation right    採掘権

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستغل (الاسم) عمل بطولي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניצל, הפיק תועלת מ-‬
n. - ‮מעשה נועז, מיבצע‬

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