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privilege escalations

privilege escalations is the plural of privilege escalation.

Meaning of privilege escalation

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.

Questions about privilege escalations

What is privilege escalations the plural of?
Privilege escalations is the plural of privilege escalation.

Words near privilege escalations in the dictionary

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

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