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antivirus

  • /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

noun antiviruses

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

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noun computing software

Españolantivirus
日本語アンチウイルス anchiuirusu, アンチウィルス anchiwirusu, 抗ウイルス kō-uirusu, 抗ウィルス kō-wirusu
中文防毒 fángdú, 防病毒 fángbìngdú, 殺毒軟件 /杀毒软件 shādú ruǎnjiàn, 防毒軟體 /防毒软体 fángdú ruǎntǐ
Portuguêsantivírus
Françaisantivirus
DeutschAntivirus, Antivirenprogramm (antivirus program), Antivirensoftware
Ελληνικάαντιιικό antiiikó
Русскийантиви́рус antivírus

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@misc{antivirus_2026,
  title = {antivirus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antivirus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}