Virus definition

Virus means any thing or device (including any software, code, file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices.
Virus means SARS-Cov-2 virus
Virus means a virus of fecal origin which is infectious to humans by waterborne transmission.

Examples of Virus in a sentence

  • Determining the country of origin is complex, especially in the case of migratory species and microorganisms: see Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx et al, ‘COVID-19 Tests the Limits of Biodiversity Laws in a Health Crisis: Rethinking “Country of Origin” for Virus Access and Benefit-Sharing’ (2021) 28(3) Journal of Law and Medicine 684.


More Definitions of Virus

Virus means any computer code intentionally designed to disrupt, disable, or harm in any manner the operation of any software or hardware or to allow a third party to have access to the user’s computer or network without such user’s authority.
Virus means any item, software, device or code which is intended by any person to, or which is likely to, or which may: (a) impair the operation of any software or computer systems;
Virus means any thing or device (including any software, code, file or program) which may: (i) prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; (ii) prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any program or data, including the reliability of any program or data (whether by rearranging, altering or erasing the program or data in whole or part or otherwise); or (iii) adversely affect the user experience or security, including worms, Trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices.
Virus means a virus of fecal origin that is infectious to humans by waterborne transmission.
Virus means any malicious code, defect, component, program or other internal component (e.g., computer “virus”, computer “worm”, computer time bomb, “Trojan horse”, “back door” or similar component).
Virus means: (i) program code or programming instruction or set of instructions intentionally designed to disrupt, disable, harm, interfere with or otherwise adversely affect computer programs, data files or operations; or (ii) other code typically described as a virus or by similar terms, including Trojan horse, worm or backdoor.
Virus means any computer virus or other “contaminant,” including any codes or instructions that are designed to (or permit or enable anyone to) inappropriately access, modify, delete, damage or disable any aspect of the LAUSD information technology environment.