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coerce

v.
C1 Advanced US //koʊˈɝs// UK //kˌəʊˈɜːs// co·erce

v. to force someone to do something by using threats or violence. In computing, it usually means making a program or system do something it is not designed to do.

v. to force someone to do something through threats or physical force; to compel a system or process to perform an action against its intended design.


SIMPLE

The virus attempts to coerce the system into opening a hidden file.

CONTEXTUAL

Security software is designed to detect and prevent malicious code from coercing the operating system into executing unauthorized commands.

COMPLEX

Advanced malware often employs sophisticated techniques to coerce the kernel into granting elevated privileges, effectively bypassing the standard security measures that protect the core of the system.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arceō (“to inclose, confine, keep off”).

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