"security hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: security holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} security hole (plural security holes)
  1. (computer security) A security vulnerability in a computer system. Wikipedia link: vulnerability (computing) Categories (topical): Computer security Translations (security vulnerability in a computer system): bezpečnostní díra [feminine] (Czech), veiligheidslek [neuter] (Dutch), trygdarhol [neuter] (Faroese), tietoturva-aukko (Finnish), turva-aukko (Finnish), Sicherheitslücke [feminine] (German), Sicherheitsmangel [masculine] (German), κενό ασφαλείας (kenó asfaleías) [feminine] (Greek), öryggisveila [feminine] (Icelandic), öryggisbrestur [masculine] (Icelandic), säkerhetshål [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-security_hole-en-noun-sI~eIgax Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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