wikipedia|dab=Viral
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Etymology
From the stem of term|virus with suffix term|-al.

Pronunciation
rhymes|aɪr�l

Adjective
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1. virology Of or relating to a virus (in the biological sense).

#:viral DNA

1. virology Caused by a virus.

#:viral infection
#computing Of the nature of a virus (in the computing sense); able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

Translations
trans-top|relating to a virus in biological sense
Finnish: t|fi|virus-
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Russian: t|ru|ви���н�й|tr=vírusnyj
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trans-top|caused by a virus
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trans-top|computing: of the nature of a virus
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Noun
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1. context|marketing A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humor|humorous, political or marketing purposes; see viral marketing.

#* 2002, Nik Lever, Flash Mx Games: ActionScript? for Artists, Focal Press, page 411,
#*: Using the Flash ActiveX? control in this way allows you as a developer to create desktop characters, email virals and screensavers.
#* 2003, Dave Chaffey, Total E-Mail Marketing, Elsevier, page 2,
#*: [M]ost virals are not seen as profiling and data collection exercises, since that would kill the impulse of forwarding to a friend.
#* 2005, Russell Evans, Practical DV Filmmaking, Focal Press, page 289,
#*: Music company virals are becoming commonplace as costs of promos force labels to reconsider how to target more directly to consumers.

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