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exfiltration

exfiltration noun: the process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).

Noun

exfiltration (countable and uncountable, plural exfiltrations)

  1. The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
  2. A method for managing storm water runoff.
  3. A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
  4. A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
  5. (computer security) The covert extraction of data from a system.
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Forms of exfiltration

pluralexfiltrations

Questions about exfiltration

What does exfiltration mean?
Exfiltration means the process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
What part of speech is exfiltration?
Exfiltration is a noun.
What is the plural of exfiltration?
The plural of exfiltration is exfiltrations.

Words near exfiltration in the dictionary

  1. exfils
  2. exfiltrate
  3. exfiltrated
  4. exfiltrates
  5. exfiltrating
  6. exfiltration
  7. exfiltrations
  8. exfiltrator
  9. exfiltrators
  10. exflagellate
  11. exflagellated

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