virus
1. virus
(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein [(virologija) ultramikroskopski infektivni agent, ki se razmnožuje le znotraj celic živih gostiteljev; mnogi so patogeni; košček nukleinske kisline (DNA ali RNA) ovit v tanek plašč beljakovin]
2. virus
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer [programska oprema sposobna reprodukcije same sebe in običajno sposobna povzročiti veliko škodo datotekam ali drugim programom na istem računalniku]
3. virus
a harmful or corrupting agency [škodljiv ali koruptiven dejavnik]