"computer virus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: computer viruses [plural], computer viri [plural, proscribed], computer vira [English, error-unknown-tag, plural, rare]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|computer viri|computer vira|pl2qual=proscribed|pl3qual=rare, chiefly non-native speakers’ English}} computer virus (plural computer viruses or (proscribed) computer viri or (rare, chiefly non-native speakers’ English) computer vira)
  1. (computing) A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks and USB drives, often causing damage to systems and data. Wikidata QID: Q485 Wikipedia link: computer virus Categories (topical): Computer security, Computing, Malware Synonyms: virus Hyponyms: Trojan horse Related terms: malware Translations (computer virus — see also virus): камп'ю́тарны ві́рус (kampʺjútarny vírus) [masculine] (Belarusian), компю́търен ви́рус (kompjútǎren vírus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 電腦病毒 (Chinese Mandarin), 电脑病毒 (diànnǎo bìngdú) (Chinese Mandarin), počítačový virus [masculine] (Czech), computervirus (Danish), computervirus [neuter] (Dutch), komputviruso (Esperanto), komputila viruso (Esperanto), telduvirus (Faroese), tietokonevirus (Finnish), virus informatique [masculine] (French), Computervirus [masculine, neuter] (German), ιός υπολογιστή (iós ypologistí) [masculine] (Greek), számítógépes vírus (Hungarian), tölvuveira [feminine] (Icelandic), tölvuvírus [masculine] (Icelandic), víreas ríomhaireachta [masculine] (Irish), コンピュータウイルス (Japanese), datorvīruss [masculine] (Latvian), datavirus (Norwegian Bokmål), datavirus (Norwegian Nynorsk), wirus komputerowy [masculine] (Polish), vírus de computador [masculine] (Portuguese), компьютерный вирус (english: kompʹjuternyj virus) [masculine] (Russian), virus informático [masculine] (Spanish), datorvirus [neuter] (Swedish), datavirus [neuter] (Swedish), bilgisayar virüsü (Turkish), комп'ю́терний ві́рус (kompʺjúternyj vírus) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vírus de computador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "kompʹjuternyj virus",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "компьютерный вирус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virus informático"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "datorvirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "datavirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "word": "bilgisayar virüsü"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kompʺjúternyj vírus",
      "sense": "computer virus — see also virus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "комп'ю́терний ві́рус"
    }
  ],
  "word": "computer virus"
}

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