antivirus — meaning in English

English meaning

• antivirus noun A programme that looks for harmful software on a computer or phone, warns about it and removes or isolates what it finds, using both lists of known threats and checks on how programmes behave.

Senses

antivirus is used for these senses in English:

• antiviral (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
• antivirus (computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

antivirus — full definition

1. noun A programme that looks for harmful software on a computer or phone, warns about it and removes or isolates what it finds, using both lists of known threats and checks on how programmes behave.
2. adjective Relating to software or measures intended to detect and remove harmful programmes.

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