All 3 Uses
virtual
in
American Sniper
(Edited)
- The gun was super-easy to handle, and was virtually interchangeable with the M-4, which, though not a sniper weapon, is still a valuable combat tool.
p. 114.5 *virtually = almost completely
- The Mahdi army was out there, and the area was a virtual no-go zone for Americans.
p. 392.3virtual = to effectively be something without entirely being it
- It used virtual reality to test what sorts of effects battle has on your body.
p. 408.1 *virtual reality = simulated by a computer
Definitions:
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(1)
(virtual as in: virtual organization) to almost be something; or to effectively be something without entirely being it in a traditional sense
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(2)
(virtual as in: computer's virtual world) something simulated by a computer
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)