"viral" meaning in English

See viral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvaɪɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viral.wav
enPR: vī′rəl Rhymes: -aɪɹəl Etymology: From virus + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|virus|-al}} virus + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} viral (not comparable)
  1. (virology) Of or relating to a biological virus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Virology
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  2. (virology) Caused by a virus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Virology Translations (caused by a virus): víric (Catalan), viral (Catalan), virový (Czech), viiruslik (Estonian), viral (Galician), viral (German), Virus- (German), vírusos (Hungarian), víreasach (Irish), 바이러스성 (baireoseuseong) (Korean), wheori (Maori), wirusowy (Polish), viral (Portuguese), viral (Romanian), virotic (Romanian), viral (Spanish), vírico (Spanish), viral (Swedish), viral (Turkish), virudik (Volapük) Translations (relating to a virus in biological sense): вирусен (virusen) (Bulgarian), víric (Catalan), viral (Catalan), virový (Czech), virusa (Esperanto), viirus- (Estonian), virus- (Finnish), viral (Galician), Virus- (German), ιικός (iikós) (Greek), vírus- (Hungarian), virális (Hungarian), virusala (Ido), víreasach (Irish), 바이러스의 (baireoseuui) (Korean), virus (Malay), wheori (Maori), wirusowy (Polish), viral (Portuguese), viral (Romanian), ви́русный (vírusnyj) (Russian), viral (Spanish), vírico (Spanish), viral (Swedish), viral (Turkish), virudik (Volapük), feirol (Welsh), feirysol (Welsh)
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  3. (computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: of the nature of a virus): viiruslik (Estonian), Virus- (German), virusartig (German), ви́русный (vírusnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-viral-en-adj-khPJvH9n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 32 28 9 7 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 30 39 3 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 32 26 6 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 36 29 3 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 27 32 8 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 25 29 9 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 31 25 6 12 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: of the nature of a virus': 11 29 55 1 4
  4. (advertising and marketing) Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Advertising, Marketing Translations (advertising and marketing: spread by word of mouth): viral (Catalan), viirusturundus (Estonian), viraali (Finnish), wie ein Lauffeuer (German), ויראלי (viral) (Hebrew), tular (Malay), تولر (tular) (Malay), viral (Portuguese), viral (Romanian), zarazan (Serbo-Croatian), viral (Spanish), viral (Swedish), salgın (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-viral-en-adj-IvGXnUsH Topics: advertising, business, marketing Disambiguation of 'advertising and marketing: spread by word of mouth': 1 1 4 93 1
  5. (social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Social media Translations ((of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulating rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another): वायरल (vāyral) (Hindi), tular (Malay), hōrapa (Maori), viral (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-viral-en-adj-DoNAD8O9 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 25 29 9 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 31 25 6 12 9 Disambiguation of '(of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulating rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another': 3 4 10 5 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: virous [dated]

Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viral.wav Forms: virals [plural]
enPR: vī′rəl Rhymes: -aɪɹəl Etymology: From virus + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|virus|-al}} virus + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} viral (plural virals)
  1. (marketing) A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes. Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-viral-en-noun-vtfrAmnv Topics: business, marketing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "2003, Dave Chaffey, Total E-Mail Marketing, Elsevier, page 2,\n[M]ost virals are not seen as profiling and data collection exercises, since that would kill the impulse of forwarding to a friend."
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        {
          "text": "2005, Russell Evans, Practical DV Filmmaking, Focal Press, page 289,\nMusic company virals are becoming commonplace as costs of promos force labels to reconsider how to target more directly to consumers."
        }
      ],
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        "A video, image or text spread by \"word of mouth\" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes."
      ],
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        [
          "marketing",
          "marketing#Noun"
        ],
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          "word of mouth",
          "word of mouth"
        ],
        [
          "internet",
          "internet"
        ],
        [
          "e-mail",
          "e-mail"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humor"
        ],
        [
          "political",
          "political"
        ],
        [
          "marketing",
          "marketing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(marketing) A video, image or text spread by \"word of mouth\" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "marketing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "vī′rəl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaɪɹəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viral.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-viral.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-viral.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪɹəl"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Viral"
  ],
  "word": "viral"
}

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