viral

English

/ˈvaɪɹəl/

adj
Definitions
  • (virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.
  • (virology) Caused by a virus.
  • (computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
  • (advertising) Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.
  • (of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.

Etymology

Suffix from English virus.

Origin

English

virus

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