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by pascal_cuoq 4076 days ago
The owner of the GitHub account is not looking for a job.

The owner of the GitHub account, on the other hand, speaks English and had heard the word “exploit” outside the context of infosec posturing. Definition appended for your perusal.

The phrase “exploit undefined behavior”, in the context of compilation, has been used for years, as a Google search would have told you.

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exploit

verb |ɪkˈsplɔɪt, ɛk-| [ with obj. ]

1 make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource): 500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology.

2 make use of (a situation) in a way considered unfair or underhand: the company was exploiting a legal loophole. • benefit unfairly from the work of (someone), typically by overworking or underpaying them: women are exploited in the workplace.