exploit — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.

   Exemples

   Hieronimo, it greatly pleaſeth vs, / That in our victorie thou haue a ſhare, / By vertue of thy vvorthy Sonnes exployt.

2. An achievement.

   Exemples

   The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.

3. A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   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 vulnerability in a core Windows component; […]

   For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on.

4. An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

   Usage

   • Internet
   • broadly

Verbe

1. To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.

   Usage

   • transitif

   Synonymes

   take advantage ofuseutilize

   Exemples

   to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way

   Plus d’exemples (2)

   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 Rail to make them suitable for use by electric trains at over 100mph.

   The protests have alarmed authorities, and on Thursday night, they shut off internet and mobile access in the country, cutting the Iranian people off from the rest of the world. Rights groups have accused the government of exploiting the media blackout to carry out a brutal crackdown against protesters.

2. To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

   Usage

   • transitif

   Exemples

   Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.

Nom

1. a notable achievement

   Synonymes

   feateffort

   Termes génériques

   accomplishmentachievement

   Exemples

   he performed a great feat

   the book was her finest effort

Verbe

1. use or manipulate to one's advantage

   Synonymes

   work

   Termes génériques

   useutilizeutiliseapplyemploy

   Exemples

   He exploited the new taxation system

   She knows how to work the system

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   he works his parents for sympathy

2. draw from; make good use of

   Synonymes

   tap

   Termes génériques

   useutilizeutiliseapplyemploy

   Exemples

   we must exploit the resources we are given wisely

3. work excessively hard

   Synonymes

   overwork

   Termes génériques

   workput to work

   Exemples

   he is exploiting the students