computer virus

Summary

computer virus is a software category^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• computer virus's instance of is recorded as software category^[3].
• computer virus's instance of is recorded as computer software term^[4].
• virus is named after computer virus^[5].
• computer virus is a type of malware^[6].
• computer virus is a type of digital organism^[7].
• computer virus's Commons category is recorded as Computer viruses^[8].
• computer virus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer viruses^[9].
• computer virus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox malware^[10].
• computer virus's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/virus^[11].
• computer virus's different from is recorded as malware^[12].
• computer virus's different from is recorded as Virus^[13].
• computer virus's different from is recorded as virus^[14].
• computer virus's different from is recorded as ransomware^[15].
• computer virus's history of topic is recorded as history of computer viruses^[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software category^[3] and computer software term^[4]. Recorded subclass of include malware^[6] and digital organism^[7].

Origins

virus is named after computer virus^[5].

Why It Matters

computer virus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]