vīrus — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
vīrus is used for these senses in English:
- slime Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.
- virus (computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
slime — full definition
- noun A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.
- noun A soft, stretchy toy substance made from polymers, popular with children.
- noun (informal) A dishonest or unpleasant person.
- verb To coat something with slime, or to disparage and undermine someone.
virus — full definition
- noun A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.
- noun A disease caused by such an agent.
- noun Malicious software that spreads between computers, often damaging files or data.