Daily editorial vocabulary · 21 October 2026
The Hindu editorial vocabulary, 21 October 2026
10 words from today's editorial, with the meaning they have in that sentence. Select any word on this page to see how ftak explains it.
1.vis-à-vis (preposition)
in relation to; with regard to
“…two threat vectors vis-à-vis Indian commercial and government IT infrastructure…”
Similar: regarding, concerning
2.weaponising (verb)
turning something into a tool for attack or harm
“…bad actors weaponising open-source agentic AI tools…”
Similar: exploiting, militarising
3.reconnaissance (noun)
exploring a target to gather information before an attack
“…automated reconnaissance and exploitation…”
Similar: surveillance, scouting
4.postmortem (noun)
a review after an event to find out what went wrong and why
“…it does not routinely publish postmortem analyses…”
Similar: review, analysis
5.lacuna (noun)
a gap or missing part, especially in a law or system
“…A more specific lacuna is that…”
Similar: gap, loophole, omission
6.pastiche (noun)
a messy mixture of parts taken from different sources
“…fragmented across a pastiche of enforceable requirements…”
Similar: hotchpotch, patchwork, jumble
7.leapfrog (verb)
jump ahead quickly, skipping the usual in-between stages
“…India needs to leapfrog to a landscape with enforceable risk-based requirements…”
Similar: vault, jump ahead
8.safe-harbour (noun)
a legal rule that protects someone from penalty if they act in good faith
“…a legal safe-harbour for security research conducted in good faith…”
Similar: legal protection, shield
9.remediation (noun)
the act of fixing a problem or correcting damage
“…which includes remediation outcomes…”
Similar: correction, repair, remedy
10.sweeping (adjective)
very wide in scope; covering far more than needed
“…such a sweeping exemption is unnecessary…”
Similar: broad, blanket, extensive
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