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antivirus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English antivirus From anti- + virus.

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

antiviral

Translations (35)

ja アンチウイルス (computing software) · cmn 防病毒 (computing software) · de Antivirenprogramm (antivirus program) (computing software) · cy gwrthfeirws (computing software) · fi virustorjunta (computing software) · yue 防毒軟件 /防毒软件 (computing software) · sv antivirus (computing software) · yue 防毒 (computing software) · bg антиви́русен со́фтуер (computing software) · sv antivirusprogram (computing software) · ru антиви́рус (computing software) · pt antivírus (computing software) · ca antivirus (computing software) · cmn 防毒 (computing software) · hy հակավիրուսային (computing software) · el αντιιικό (computing software) · fi antivirusohjelma (computing software) · is vírusvörn (computing software) · cmn 殺毒軟件 /杀毒软件 (computing software) · fr antivirus (computing software) · es antivirus (computing software) · bg антиви́русна (computing software) · uk антивірус (computing software) · ka ანტივირუსული პროგრამა (computing software) · pl antywirus (computing software) · ja 抗ウィルス (computing software) · ka ანტივირუსი (computing software) · ja アンチウィルス (computing software) · fi virustorjuntaohjelma (computing software) · cmn 防毒軟體 /防毒软体 (computing software) · bg антиви́русна програ́ма (computing software) · gl antivirus (computing software) · ja 抗ウイルス (computing software) · de Antivirus (computing software) · de Antivirensoftware (computing software)