Neuter
virus
Meaning
- (neuter) virus
- (neuter) virus (computer virus)
Concepts
Synonyms
computer-virus
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈviː.rʏs/
Etymology
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.
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