OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11353

exploit

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
empresa • gesta • hazaña • heroicidad • hombrada • proeza
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
hazaña • logro • proeza
An achievement.
The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
exploit • instrumentalización • vulnerabilidad
A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on.
One of the more publicized cases that involved a zero-day exploit concerned the compromise of some U.S. military web servers. The attack involved exploiting a buffer overflow vulne…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 11354

exploit

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aprovechar • explotar • instrumentalizar
To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
However, exploiting their 110mph capability will initially only be possible north of Bedford, pending an upgrade of the overhead wires between Bedford and St Pancras by Network Rai…
to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way