transcription, транскрипция: [ vaɪərəs ]
( viruses)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A virus is a kind of germ that can cause disease.
There are many different strains of flu virus.
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2.
In computer technology, a virus is a program that introduces itself into a system, altering or destroying the information stored in the system. ( COMPUTING )
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