virus · n
virus (COMPUTER PROBLEM)
B1 a program that is secretly put onto a computer in order to destroy the information that is stored on it
Dictionary examples:
My computer caught a virus and now it only speaks in emoji. (0.0)
My computer got a virus and now it only shows cat videos. (0.0)
The virus turned my laptop into a very expensive paperweight. (0.0)
My computer has been acting strangely, and I suspect it's a virus. (45.3)
virus (SMALL ORGANISM)
B2 an infectious organism too small to be seen that causes disease, or an illness that it causes
Dictionary examples:
a flu virus (26.6)
I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - I think it's some kind of virus. (34.9)