countervirus

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noun

A computer virus engineered to combat another specific computer virus.

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Meanings

nouncountervirus (plural counterviruses)

plural counterviruses

  1. A computer virus engineered to combat another specific computer virus.

Origin

From counter- + virus.

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Cite this entry
APA

countervirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervirus

MLA

“countervirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervirus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countervirus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervirus.

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