vulnerability

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English

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Etymology

From vulnerable +‎ -ability.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/
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  • (proscribed) IPA(key): /ˌvʌn(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Hyphenation: vul‧ner‧a‧bil‧i‧ty
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

vulnerability (countable and uncountable, plural vulnerabilities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
    The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
    • 2019, Bridget Sweet, Thinking Outside the Voice Box, page 71:
      Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved.
  2. (countable) A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  3. (computing) A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.

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security vulnerability — see hole
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