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virusproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From virus + -proof.

Meanings

1. Resistant to viruses.
   • We are sending a part at least of our vast new army to the American tropics, where our men will be exposed to these lethal viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. There is no virusproof door standing shut between us and our southern neighbors, either. 1942, Charles Morrow Wilson, Ambassadors in White: The Story of American Tropical Medicine, Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, published 1972, →ISBN, page 72:
2. Resistant to computer viruses.
   • People want to be able to install their favorite software on their computer, but they want their computer to be virusproof. Well, the easiest way to make a computer virusproof is to not allow new executable programs to be installed on that system. 2004, Marcus J. Ranum, The Myth of Homeland Security, Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 191:

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