virus
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/ˈvaɪrəs/
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/ˈvaɪrəs/
A tiny living thing that can make people, animals, or plants sick.
The virus spread quickly through the school.
An illness caused by a virus.
She stayed home because she had a virus.
Bad code in a computer that can damage files or cause problems.
My computer got a virus from an email attachment.