antivirus

B2 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #53604

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noun
Software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses.

Make sure your antivirus is up to date before downloading files.

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Forms antiviruses

Etymology

From anti- + virus.

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Technology & Computing

# antivirus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈantɪvʌɪrəs
**Frequency rank:** 53604

## Meanings
1. Software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses.

## Examples
- Make sure your antivirus is up to date before downloading files.

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: anti- - against

## Etymology
From anti- + virus.

## AI Etymology
Antivirus is from anti- plus virus. The prefix anti- supplies the oppositional force, so the compound names something directed against, preventing, or countering the condition named by the base rather than a new unrelated object. In use as a noun, antivirus denotes software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses. Typical contexts include “Make sure your antivirus is up to date before downloading files”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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