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cryptoviruses

cryptoviruses is the plural of cryptovirus.

Meaning of cryptovirus

Noun (1)

cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)

  1. A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means.

Noun (2)

cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)

  1. (computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.

Questions about cryptoviruses

What is cryptoviruses the plural of?
Cryptoviruses is the plural of cryptovirus.

Words near cryptoviruses in the dictionary

  1. cryptoviral
  2. cryptoviral extortion
  3. cryptovirological
  4. cryptovirology
  5. cryptovirus
  6. cryptoviruses
  7. cryptoviviparous
  8. cryptovivipary
  9. cryptowallet
  10. cryptowallets
  11. cryptowealthy

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