Virus - English meaning

noun

An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.

Usage examples:

The hepatitis b virus

noun

A piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

noun

A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

Usage examples:

How do you stop a virus from spreading and infecting other computers?

Infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts

noun

A very small organism that causes disease in humans, animals, and plants

Usage examples:

She’s had a virus for several days.

noun

A harmful computer program intended to prevent computers from working normally

Usage examples:

All their customer information was wiped off the computer by a virus., i got a virus alert when i d…