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killbit

killbit noun: a setting that disables a specific web browser plug-in, typically to prevent a security vulnerability from being exploited.

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 killbit

pluralkillbits
alternative formkill bit

Origin of killbit

From kill + bit; see bit (“binary digit”), i.e. an on/off setting.

Questions about killbit

What does killbit mean?
Killbit means a setting that disables a specific web browser plug-in, typically to prevent a security vulnerability from being exploited.
What part of speech is killbit?
Killbit is a noun.
What is the plural of killbit?
The plural of killbit is killbits.

Words near killbit in the dictionary

  1. Killary
  2. killas
  3. killaut
  4. killauts
  5. Killawarra
  6. killbit
  7. killbits
  8. killboard
  9. killboards
  10. killbot
  11. killbots

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