exfiltration

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noun

The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).

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nounexfiltration (countable and uncountable, plural exfiltrations)

plural exfiltrations

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
  2. countableuncountablecivil engineeringA method for managing storm water runoff.
  3. countableuncountablesciencesA filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
  4. countableuncountablebiologyA gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
  5. countableuncountablecomputer securityThe covert extraction of data from a system.
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    Phishing is sending emails or other electronic communications to fraudulently or unlawfully induce recipients to reveal personal or sensitive information, such as passwords, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, credit card information, financial information, or other sensitive information, or to gain access to accounts or records, exfiltration of documents or other sensitive information, payment and/or financial benefit.

    2023 July, Microsoft, Microsoft Services Agreement

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Spanish exfiltración
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APA

exfiltration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfiltration

MLA

“exfiltration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfiltration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exfiltration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exfiltration.

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