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vulnerability

/ˌvʌlnəɹəˈbɪlɪti/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
  2. A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  3. A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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