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virus
noun(vi-rus)
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Synonyms: computer virus,
Examples:
A true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance.
virus
noun(vi-rus)
a harmful or corrupting agency
Examples:
Bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread.
The virus of jealousy is latent in everyone.
virus
noun(vi-rus)
(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

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