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antivirus

/ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

antivirus noun: a piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

Noun

antivirus (plural antiviruses)

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

antivirus meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

antivirus in Bengali

কম্পিউটার ভাইরাস

antivirus in Malayalam

അണുരോധകം, സാക്രമികാണുക്കളെ തടയുന്ന

antivirus in Kannada

ನಂಜುತುಣುಕು ತಡೆ, ಮಿನ್ನುಸಿ ತಡೆ, ಮಿನ್ನುಸಿಮದ್ದು, ಇದಿರ್ನುಸಿ, ಮರುನುಸಿ

Forms of antivirus

pluralantiviruses

Plural of antivirus: antiviruses

Origin of antivirus

From anti- + virus.

Questions about antivirus

What does antivirus mean?
Antivirus means a piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
What is antivirus in Bengali?
Antivirus in Bengali is কম্পিউটার ভাইরাস. See Antivirus meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is antivirus?
Antivirus is a noun.
How do you pronounce antivirus?
Antivirus is pronounced /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/.
What is the plural of antivirus?
The plural of antivirus is antiviruses.

Words near antivirus in the dictionary

  1. antivirally
  2. antivirals
  3. antivirotic
  4. antivirotics
  5. antivirulence
  6. antivirus
  7. antiviruses
  8. antivitalism
  9. antivitalist
  10. antivitalistic
  11. antivitalists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antivirus (page history and authors); antivirus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antivirus (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antivirus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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