BRUTE FORCE meaning: Attempting all possibilities to succeed

We found 16 dictionaries that define the word brute force:

General (7 matching dictionaries)

brute-force: Merriam-Webster
Brute-Force, brute-force, brute force: Wordnik
brute force: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
brute-force, brute force: Wiktionary
brute force: Dictionary.com
Brute Force (album), Brute Force (book), Brute Force (musician), Brute Force (video game), Brute Force, Brute-force, Brute force (disambiguation), Brute force: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
brute force: FreeDictionary.org

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brute force: Legal dictionary

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)

brute force: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
brute force: Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
brute force: Hacking Lexicon
brute force: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

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Science (2 matching dictionaries)

Brute Force: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

brute force, brute force: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (brute force)

▸ noun:  A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
▸ noun:  (computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To solve (a computational problem) by brute force.
▸ verb:  (computing) To break a password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force.

Opposite:

subtlety, finesse, delicacy, precision

Types:

brute force attack, dictionary attack, birthday attack, collision attack, side-channel attack, timing attack, more...

Phrases:

brute force attack, brute force and ignorance, brute force method, a brute force approach, more...

Adjectives:

physical, thrustful, violent, chur, overwhelming, hard-hitting, exigent, appulsive, tender, clingy, pressing

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