Meaning of 'virus'

Find the meaning of the word ‘virus’

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Meaning of ‘virus’

3 definitions found.

virus

noun

(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts

noun

a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

Example: "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"

Synonyms: computer virus

noun

a harmful or corrupting agency

Example: "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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