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virus

Pronunciation: /ˈbiɾus/

“virus” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. virus
  2. computer virus

In Spanish

  1. Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas.
  2. Programa informático que modifica otros programas incluyendo en ellos copias de sí mismo causando daños a nivel de software.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīrus.

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