exploitable
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- adjective
- /ɪkˈsplɔɪtəbl/
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explotable
- This answer came gradually to me: we were regarded as an exploitable resource.
- exploitable resource
The some of the complexity around that specifically is that's very exploitable and I would not want that there is something.
- The some of the complexity around that specifically is that's very exploitable and I would not want that there is something.
Examples
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Deadbeat employers have created an invisible career field for exploitable labor.
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Moving forward, please make sure that when you see an exploitable part of the game, you report it and do not attempt to benefit from it.
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It's no wonder it's growing quickly; it's easily exploitable and the links are valuable.
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Gives a much better chance, but it remains an exploitable weakness.
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Like it or not, we live in a world where every exploitable hole will be exploited.
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For more than a decade, OpenBSD has had only two officially disclosed bugs that could be considered remotely exploitable.
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Its only exploitable resource is its human capital, which is continually being developed and upgraded, as is the educational system responsible for the cultivation of this resource.
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These exemptions are, of course, exploitable by malware, which means the classification of malware scanners as malware was correct to begin with.
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It'd be interesting to see which way the court leans on the "hacking in" angle; after all, if it is illegal to use available potentially exploitable holes to hack into T-Mobile account data, then surely it should be illegal for the RIAA to use available potentially exploitable holes to see what files you're sharing.
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The new software has exploitable vulnerabilities that hackers can use to gain access.
Synonyms
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Someone can use it in a harmful or wrong way
Can be legally taken and used for a particular purpose
Antonyms
How Vulnerable
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Etymology
Exploitable also comes from the same root exploit, which grew to mean 'to take advantage of' someone or something. So, when we say something is exploitable in this negative sense, we mean it can be 'used unfairly' for someone's benefit.