Exfiltration
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Exfiltration, an antonym for infiltration, may stand for:
- The same as extraction (military)Extraction (military)Extraction , in tactical combat and special operations use, is the process of removing constituents from a targeted site when it is considered imperative that they be immediately relocated out of a hostile environment and taken to a secured area under friendly control...
(also exfil) - A method for managing stormwaterStormwaterStormwater is water that originates during precipitation events. It may also be used to apply to water that originates with snowmelt that enters the stormwater system...
runoff - An air escape from a building, see ventilation (architecture)Ventilation (architecture)Ventilating is the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality...
- In computer securityComputer securityComputer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
, an unauthorized release of data from within a computer system