This is the 3396th most frequent Polish word.
wykrywa
"Detects" or "discovers."
Here, 'wykrywa' is used as a third-person singular verb in the present tense, meaning 'detects'.
Detektor dymu wykrywa obecność dymu w powietrzu.
The smoke detector detects the presence of smoke in the air.
In this sentence, 'wykrywa' is used to describe an action performed by modern software actively identifying dangers.
Nowoczesne oprogramowanie wykrywa zagrożenia wirusowe na komputerze.
Modern software detects virus threats on the computer.
This instance of 'wykrywa' indicates the functional ability of a system to identify mistakes or errors.