"antivirus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antivirus.wav [UK] Forms: antivirus [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: anti- + virus Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|anti|virus}} anti- + virus Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.
    Sense id: simple-antivirus-en-noun-~W4sLhJC Categories (other): Computing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with anti-
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