curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-use-reported-speech/6838fb153c5730380266a65d.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
If the latest BLANK had been applied, they might have addressed some of the vulnerabilities that were BLANK.
patches
This refers to software updates designed to fix bugs or security issues. Use the plural form.
exploited
This means taken advantage of, often in a negative or harmful way. It ends in -ed.
A patch is a small update released by software developers to fix problems, improve performance, or fix security issues. For example:
The company released a patch to fix the login error. – This means they published a fix for the problem.
To exploit means to use something in a way that is unfair or causes harm, especially by taking advantage of a weakness. For example:
Hackers exploited a flaw in the email server. – This means they used the weakness to gain access or cause damage.
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