Exploit

n.	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. He made haste to exploit some warlike service. - Holland.
	2.	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.
	3.	Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon. In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry exploit his employés or make his capital "out of" anybody else. - W. G. Sumner.

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

(security)

exploit - A security hole or an instance of taking advantage of a security hole. "[...] hackers say exploit. sysadmins say hole" -- Mike Emke. 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.

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