Virusproof
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resistant to viruses.
"We are sending a part at least of our vast new army to the American tropics, where our men will be exposed to these lethal viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. There is no virusproof door standing shut between us and our southern neighbors, either."
- 2 Resistant to computer viruses.
"People want to be able to install their favorite software on their computer, but they want their computer to be virusproof. Well, the easiest way to make a computer virusproof is to not allow new executable programs to be installed on that system."
Example
More examples"We are sending a part at least of our vast new army to the American tropics, where our men will be exposed to these lethal viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. There is no virusproof door standing shut between us and our southern neighbors, either."
Etymology
From virus + -proof.
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