Virus (Noun)
Meaning 1
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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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 3
A harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.