exploit
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
Other meanings
An achievement.
“The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.”
A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.
Synonyms
- effort
Related words
- sexploit
- anti-exploit
Word history
From Old French "esploit".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “exploit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.