When discussing passwords, what is considered a brute force attack?

When discussing passwords, what is considered a brute force attack?
A . You attempt every single possibility until you exhaust all possible combinations or discover the password
B . You threaten to use the rubber hose on someone unless they reveal their password
C . You load a dictionary of words into your cracking program
D . You create hashes of a large number of words and compare it with the encrypted passwords
E . You wait until the password expires

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Answer: A