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Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Zero Day?

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Wired; By Kim Zetter 		Mail this story
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Zero day actually refers to two things-a zero-day vulnerability or a zero-day exploit. Zero-day vulnerability refers to a security hole in software-such as browser software or operating system software-that is yet unknown to the software maker or to antivirus vendors.

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