Definitions

1. verb

to use or take unfair advantage of a situation for personal gain, or to make use of something for a particular purpose

“The company will exploit the new market trend to increase its sales.”

2. verb

to develop or make use of something, especially a resource or a skill

“The team will exploit their technical expertise to complete the project on time.”

3. noun

a weakness or vulnerability that can be used to an advantage

“The security expert found an exploit in the system’s code that allowed the hackers to gain access.”

4. noun

an act of taking unfair advantage of a situation for personal gain, or a piece of code that takes advantage of a weakness in a system

“The company’s business practices were criticized for exploiting their workers.”

5. noun

a resource or opportunity that can be used to an advantage

“The new technology is an exploit of the latest scientific discoveries.”