All 3 Uses of
virus
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Nineteen Minutes
- A murmur spread virally through the courtroom, something that always happened in the wake of hearing that not-guilty plea, and that always seemed ridiculous to Alex-what was the defendant supposed to do?†
Chpt 1virally = in a manner like a virus (often used to indicate that something spread quickly from person-to-person in a natural, unplanned manner)
- Frankly, I think all we're passing along is some viral crud.†
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- He fussed over her as if she had mono or cancer, not just a virus, which is what she'd told him when he called her on his cell from school that morning.†
Chpt 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(virus in biology) a tiny organism that causes disease (by using the cellular reproductive machinery of the organism it invades)Although viruses contain genetic information, they must use an invaded cell's reproductive machinery to reproduce.
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(virus in computers) a type of software that spreads without invitation between computers and causes damage to data and softwareComputer viruses are so-named because like a biological virus, they contain instructions on how to reproduce, but require the infected computer to actually execute the instructions.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus