Meanings
plural computer viruses · plural proscribed computer viri · English error unknown tag plural rare computer vira
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks and USB drives by inserting its code into other executable files, often causing damage to systems and data.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian компю́търен ви́рус
- компю́търен ви́рус (kompjútăren vírus)computer virus — see also virus
Chinese Mandarin 電腦病毒 /电脑病毒
- 電腦病毒 /电脑病毒 (diànnǎo bìngdú)computer virus — see also virus
Czech počítačový virus
- počítačový viruscomputer virus — see also virus
Danish computervirus
- computerviruscomputer virus — see also virus
Dutch computervirus
- computerviruscomputer virus — see also virus
Esperanto komputviruso, komputila viruso
- komputvirusocomputer virus — see also virus
- komputila virusocomputer virus — see also virus
Finnish tietokonevirus
- tietokoneviruscomputer virus — see also virus
French virus informatique
- virus informatiquecomputer virus — see also virus
German Computervirus
- Computerviruscomputer virus — see also virus
Greek ιός υπολογιστή
- ιός υπολογιστή (iós ypologistí)computer virus — see also virus
Hungarian számítógépes vírus
- számítógépes víruscomputer virus — see also virus
Icelandic tölvuveira, tölvuvírus
- tölvuveiracomputer virus — see also virus
- tölvuvíruscomputer virus — see also virus
Irish víreas ríomhaireachta
- víreas ríomhaireachtacomputer virus — see also virus
Japanese コンピューターウイルス
- コンピューターウイルス (konpyūtā uirusu)computer virus — see also virus
Korean 컴퓨터 바이러스
- 컴퓨터 바이러스 (keompyuteo baireoseu)computer virus — see also virus
Latvian datorvīruss
- datorvīrusscomputer virus — see also virus
Norwegian Bokmål datavirus
- dataviruscomputer virus — see also virus
Polish wirus komputerowy
- wirus komputerowycomputer virus — see also virus
Portuguese vírus de computador
- vírus de computadorcomputer virus — see also virus
Russian компьютерный вирус
- компьютерный вирусcomputer virus — see also virus
Spanish virus informático
- virus informáticocomputer virus — see also virus
Swedish datorvirus, datavirus
- datorviruscomputer virus — see also virus
- dataviruscomputer virus — see also virus
Turkish bilgisayar virüsü
- bilgisayar virüsücomputer virus — see also virus
Ukrainian комп'ю́терний ві́рус
- комп'ю́терний ві́рус (kompʺjúternyj vírus)computer virus — see also virus
Cite this entry
computer virus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20virus
“computer virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20virus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer virus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20virus.
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