Dictionary Check: virus

"virus" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

(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

noun

a harmful or corrupting agency

Example: "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"
noun

a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

Example: "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
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