"sploit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sploits [plural]
Etymology: exploit Head templates: {{en-noun}} sploit (plural sploits)
  1. (informal, computing) exploit (program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software) Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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