antivirus

noun
/ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

Etymology

From anti- + virus.

  1. derived from *wisós
  2. derived from *weizos
  3. derived from vīrus
  4. inherited from virus
  5. prefixed as antivirus — “anti + virus

Definitions

  1. A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based…

    A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for antivirus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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