Neutre

virus

(Anglès)

  1. (neuter) virus
  2. (neuter) virus (computer virus)

Freqüència

B1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈviː.rʏs/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Latin vīrus. Coined in the virological sense by Martinus Beijerinck; the word had been previously used for pathogens, although not for viruses in the modern sense. The computing sense derives from English virus.

Related words

computer-virus

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