Definition of virus

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  • virus is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • virus is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of virus

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

    Examples

    1. a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance

    Synonyms

    1. computer virus
  • a harmful or corrupting agency (noun)

    Examples

    1. bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread
    2. the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone
  • (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)

See definition of virus in Merriam Webster