exploit.
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
Meaning & usage
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
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.
An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
Where this word comes from
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way
To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.
Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.
Where this word comes from
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
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