Exploit vs Ordeal - What's the difference?
exploit | ordeal |
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
An achievement.
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
A painful or trying experience.
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A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
As nouns the difference between exploit and ordeal
is that exploit is a heroic or extraordinary deed while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.As a verb exploit
is to use for one’s own advantage.exploit
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(en noun)Synonyms
* take advantage of,ordeal
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Arsène Wenger confessed: "The result was not an accurate indication of the match." Certainly, at half-time it seemed unlikely that Arsenal would catch fire so spectacularly because the first half was a damp squib of a display from Wenger's team, as Newcastle initially showed no ill-effects from their Old Trafford ordeal .}}