26984 words

infection

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered the body:

Examples:

a serious infection
a throat infection
risk of infection Bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infection.
2
an act of passing harmful programs into a computer or file, or the harmful programs themselves:

Examples:

You only have to open an attachment to pass the infection from computer to computer.

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