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privilege escalation

privilege escalation noun: the use of an exploit to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

Noun

privilege escalation (countable and uncountable, plural privilege escalations)

  1. (computer security) The use of an exploit to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

Forms of privilege escalation

pluralprivilege escalations

Questions about privilege escalation

What does privilege escalation mean?
Privilege escalation means the use of an exploit to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
What part of speech is privilege escalation?
Privilege escalation is a noun.
What is the plural of privilege escalation?
The plural of privilege escalation is privilege escalations.

Words near privilege escalation in the dictionary

  1. priviledge
  2. priviledges
  3. privilege
  4. privilege day
  5. privilege days
  6. privilege escalation
  7. privilege escalations
  8. privilege walk
  9. privilege walks
  10. privileged
  11. privileged debt

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