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kill bit

kill bit is the alternative form of killbit.

Meaning of killbit

Noun

killbit (plural killbits)

  1. A setting that disables a specific web browser plug-in, typically to prevent a security vulnerability from being exploited.
    • It is time for Adobe to announce the end-of-life date for Flash and to ask the browsers to set killbits on the same day.2015 July 14, Samuel Gibbs, “Facebook calls for end to Flash as Firefox blocks it over hacking holes”, in The Guardian

Forms of kill bit

pluralkill bits

Questions about kill bit

What is kill bit the alternative form of?
Kill bit is the alternative form of killbit.

Words near kill bit in the dictionary

  1. Kilkenny cats
  2. Kilker
  3. Kilkers
  4. Kilkiling
  5. kill
  6. kill bit
  7. kill bits
  8. kill box
  9. kill boxes
  10. kill chain
  11. kill chains

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