What is the meaning of the word "virus"?

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  1. a harmful or corrupting agency copy to clipboard noun
    • bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread copy to clipboard
  2. a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer copy to clipboard noun
    • a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance copy to clipboard

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