Originally Posted by Davidson
It seems that most people think "exploit" and "cheat" are the same thing, which is kind of odd. Almost anything beneficial to yourself that you do is an "exploit", such as kiting, or using your abilities. In gaming most people use the word in place of the full "exploiting a bug" which can be much more towards cheating depending on the nature of the bug.
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Ahh, but in the gaming world( and more accurately the computing world), the semantics on exploit don't entirely match those of the real world. Just like a tank in WoW isn't a "large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases" or an "enclosed, heavily armored combat vehicle that is armed with cannon and machine guns and moves on continuous tracks." (American Heritage Dictionary), in the gaming world an exploit isn't to fully make use of one's resources. (See
Wikipedia-Gaming and
Wikipedia-Computer Security).