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VIRUS ['vaɪ(ə)rəs] abbr.
abbr., comp., net., IT Virtual Information Resource Under Seize
abbr., IT Vital Information Resources Under Siege
abbr., mil. Very Important Resource Under Siege
abbr., progr., IT Very Important Resource Under Search
abbr., sec.sys., IT Vital Information Resource Under Siege
virus ['vaɪ(ə)rəs] abbr.
abbr. v
IT A program with the ability to reproduce by modifying other programs to include a copy of itself (A virus may contain destructive code that can move into multiple programs, data files or devices on a system and spread through multiple systems in a network)
med. A microscopic infectious agent that requires a living host cell in order to replicate. Viruses often cause disease in humans, including measles, mumps, rubella, polio, influenza, and the common cold. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.