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Preferred term

computer viruses  

Definition

  • Small, executable software programs that replicate themselves using another program as a host. Just as biological viruses pass from person to person through contact, computer viruses pass from computer to computer. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States National Security; Computer Viruses]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MQQ7L17T-Q

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