Immunity vs Vulnerability - What's the difference?
immunity | vulnerability |
(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
# (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
# (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
# (law) An exemption from prosecution.
# (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
(uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
(countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
(computing) a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security
In uncountable terms the difference between immunity and vulnerability
is that immunity is the state of being insusceptible to something; notably while vulnerability is susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.In countable terms the difference between immunity and vulnerability
is that immunity is a resistance to a specific thing while vulnerability is a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.immunity
English
Noun
- Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.
- Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities .
- The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.
- After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the least amount of points.
Synonyms
* exemption * free pass * get out of jail free cardvulnerability
English
(wikipedia vulnerability)Noun
- The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.