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1. (adj.) virtual
being such in force or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
reduced to virtual poverty.
2. virtual
noting an optical image formed by the apparent convergence of rays geometrically, but not actually, prolonged, as the image formed by a mirror
3. virtual
noting a focus of a system forming virtual images.
4. virtual
temporarily simulated or extended by computer software:
virtual memory on a hard disk.
5. virtual
of, existing on, or by means of computers:
virtual discussions on the Internet.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML virtuālis= L virtu(s)virtue+-ālis -al1)
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| Definition of 'virtual' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) virtual(a), practical(a)
being actually such in almost every respect
"a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
2. (adj) virtual(a)
existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
"a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"
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1. (adjective) virtual
done or experienced through a computer
games that exist in virtual worlds; a virtual pet
2. virtual
very near to being a particular thing
Polls show the candidates in a virtual tie.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) virtual
having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing
2. (adj) virtual
being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. virtual
[via the technical term virtual
memory, prob.: from the term virtual
image in optics] 1. Common alternative to logical; often used
to refer to the artificial objects (like addressable virtual memory larger
than physical memory) simulated by a computer system as a convenient way to
manage access to shared resources. 2. Simulated; performing the functions of something that isn't
really there. An imaginative child's doll may be a virtual playmate.
Oppose real.
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Sense: almost (as described), though not exactly in every way
a virtual collapse of the economy.
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 Afrikaans: feitlik, wesenlik |
 Arabic: عَمَلي، فِعْلي |
 Bulgarian: фактически |
 Brazilian: virtual |
 Czech: praktický |
 German: virtuell |
 Danish: reel |
 Greek: εικονικός |
 Spanish: virtual |
 Estonian: virtuaalne |
 Farsi: تقریبی |
 Finnish: tosiasiallinen |
 French: quasi-total(e); virtuel/- |
 Hebrew: בְּפוֹעַל, לְמַעֲשֶה |
 Hindi: लगभग वास्तव में नहीं |
 Croatian: praktički, zbiljski |
 Hungarian: majdnem teljes |
 Indonesian: hampir |
 Italian: virtuale |
 Japanese: 事実上の |
 Korean: (명목상으로는 그렇지 않으나) 실질상의 |
 Lithuanian: beveik visiškas |
 Latvian: virtuāls |
 Malay: sebenarnya |
 Dutch: virtueel |
 Norwegian: nesten, så å si |
 Polish: pozorny |
 Persian: تقریبی |
 Pashto: اصلي، رښتيانو، واقعي، حقي |
 Romanian: virtual |
 Russian: фактический |
 Slovak: skutočný; možný |
 Slovenian: navidezen |
 Serbian: skori |
 Swedish: verklig, faktisk, egentli |
 Thai: โดยแท้จริง |
 Turkish: uygulamada, gerçekte, ola |
 Taiwanese: 幾乎(如所說的) |
 Ukrainian: фактичний; дійсний |
 Urdu: حقيقي جيسا، تقريباً |
 Vietnamese: thực sự |
 Chinese: 几乎…的，事实上的 |
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