Virus Definition & Meaning
virus
- 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
- a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
- a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
"Virus" in song lyrics
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"But I'd infiltrate your floppies and download this simple virus"
7L & Esoteric f/ Beyonder — Axe Hurlers -
"You know we rip it up, hit the mic like a virus"
Afu-Ra f/ GZA — Bigacts, Littleacts -
"Defense against sickness, unwanted virus"
Afu-Ra — Self Mastery
Words that rhyme with virus
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- What does virus mean?
- (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 a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone" a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
- What part of speech is virus?
- Virus is a noun.
- How many definitions does virus have?
- Virus has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).