Concept information
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]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/computer_viruses
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