Look up: Virus

1. Virus
   a group of submicroscopic infective agents that are considered nonliving complex molecules.
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2. Virus
   A virus is an infectious particle consisting of a core of nucleic acids enclosed in a protein shell.
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3. Virus
   A plant disease that cannot be eliminated by a chemical means. Some viruses have created stripped tulips. Most are feared by growers.
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4. Virus
   A self-replicating code segment. Viruses may or may not contain attack programs or trapdoors.
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5. Virus
   An infectious particle composed of a protein capsule and a nucleic acid core, which is dependent on a host organism for replication. A double-stranded DNA copy of an RNA virus genome that is integrated into the host chromosome during lysogenic infection. (See Coat protein, DNA, Genome, Host, Nucleic acid, RNA, Tumor virus.)
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6. virus
   Infectious units comprising either RNA or DNA enclosed in a protective coat.
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7. virus
   Microscopic particle that contains genetic information, but must invade a cell to reproduce.
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8. Virus
   A special type of program which is designed for malicious purposes. It spreads by attaching itself to other programs and then carrying out unwanted and often damaging operations.
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9. Virus
   A infective agent with a specific structure and able to cause its own multiplication after infection of specific cell
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10. Virus
    An ultra-microscopic (one dimension less than 200 µm) organism. Viruses cannot reproduce alone but must first infect a living cell and usurp its synthetic and reproductive facilities. Responsible for some diseases in plants and animals.
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11. virus
    (Variation and inheritance) ultramicroscopic non-cellular organism that replicates itself inside the cells of living hosts
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12. virus
    [n] - ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
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13. virus
    A computer programme that replicates by copying itself. The term virus is often used to describe a virus or a worm.
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14. virus
    A virus is a contagious infection, such as a cold, which can't be treated with antibiotics. Immunisations against certain life-threatening viruses, such as polio and measles, are recommended for babies in the UK.
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15. Virus
    Any application which destroys the computer's integrity without the user's knowledge. Most viruses attach themselves to other programs and begin corrupting data when the "host" program is activated.
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16. Virus
    (Digital cameras and photo printers) Describes a part of a computer program that usually causes damage or destruction of software and/or data.
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17. Virus
    Very small agents containing genetic material and a protein coat. They multiply using the mechanism of a host cell.
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18. Virus
    Code written to infect computers with destructive macros or applications.
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19. Virus
    A malicious computer program that can cause damage to systems and potential corruption or destruction of information. These can be contracted through loading software, opening attachments in unchecked emails and downloading programs or documents from websites. You should always use up-to-date anti-virus software to detect viruses, prevent access to...
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20. Virus
    a computer program which can replicate itself (unbeknown to the user) in various storage devices and in several places on one storage device - as discs are taken from one computer to another, the virus can be spread to more and more computers - often, the effect of these programs is to cause malicious damage to data within the computer system
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21. Virus
    A computer program that replicates by attaching itself to another object.
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22. Virus
    DNA or RNA in a protein cover; viruses can only reproduce inside cells because they have few genes and no independent metabolism; they replicate their nucleic acid by exploiting the structures and enzymes of the host cell.
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23. Virus
    A program that attempts to replicate itself or destroy information on your computer system.
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24. Virus
    A virus is a malicious program whose sole intent is to cause problems on a computer. There are Anti-Virus programs, such as McAfee and Norton Utilities, created to combat viruses.
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25. Virus
    A small microbe. Viruses cause diseases such as the common cold, flu, polio and smallpox.
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