Princeton's WordNet

1. virtual(a), practical(a)(adj)

   being actually such in almost every respect

   "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

2. virtual(a)(adj)

   existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

   "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. virtual(adjective)ˈvɜr tʃu əl

   done or experienced through a computer

   games that exist in virtual worlds; a virtual pet

2. virtualˈvɜr tʃu əl

   very near to being a particular thing

   Polls show the candidates in a virtual tie.

Wiktionary

1. virtual(Noun)

   In C++, a virtual member function of a class.

2. virtual(Adjective)

   In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.

3. virtual(Adjective)

   Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media.)

   The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.

4. virtual(Adjective)

   Of something that is simulated in a computer or on-line.

   The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.

5. virtual(Adjective)

   In object-oriented programming, capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.

6. virtual(Adjective)

   Related to technology.

   virtual communication

Origin: From virtualis, from virtus.

Webster Dictionary

1. Virtual(adj)

   having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing

2. Virtual(adj)

   being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute

The New Hacker's Dictionary

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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