English word antivirus comes from English anti-, English virus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| anti- | English (eng) | (immunology) That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.. Against, hostile to.. Contrasting with the norm.. Counteracting, neutralizing.. Opposite of, reverse.. Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.. Related to antiparticles. |
| virus | English (eng) | (archaic) Venom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc.. (computing) A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.. A disease caused by these organisms.. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA [...] |
| antivirus | English (eng) | (computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses. |