| Definitions of 'VIRUS' |
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1. (noun) virus
(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
2. (noun) virus
a harmful or corrupting agency
"bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
3. (noun) virus, computer virus
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
"a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
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| Definitions of 'VIRUS' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) VIRUS
contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons
2. (verb) VIRUS
the special contagion, inappreciable to the senses and acting in exceedingly minute quantities, by which a disease is introduced into the organism and maintained there
3. (verb) VIRUS
fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the soul; as, the virus of obscene books
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