viral
/ˈvaɪɹəl/
noun
- 1
A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a biological virus.
“viral DNA”
- 2
Caused by a virus.
“viral infection”
- 3
Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
- 4
Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.
- 5
(of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.
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