Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

computer virus

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: com-put-er virus
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Inflected Forms

computer viruses (plural) computer viri (plural, proscribed) computer vira (English, error unknown tag)

Frequently Paired Words

malware

Synonyms

virus

Questions

What does computer virus mean?: A 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.

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