| Definitions | noun
- An attempt at preventing the spread of a disease by isolating those believed to be infected.
- An official detention of a ship at port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
- A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
- A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
- A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
- A place where email messages or computer files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
Translations: verb (quarantin, ing)
- To put into quarantine.
Translations: - Dutch: in quarantaine plaatsen, in quarantaine zetten
- French: mettre en quarantaine
- German: unter Quarantí¤ne stellen
- Italian: mettere in quarantena
- Spanish: cuarentenar
Etymology: From quadraginta, forty, from the Venetian custom of keeping ships from plague-ridden countries waiting for 40 days off port
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