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wirus

Pronunciation: /ˈvi.rus/

“wirus” is a Polish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. virus (infectious organism)
  2. computer virus, virus (type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data)

Etymology

Borrowed from French virus. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from American English virus.

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