worm
- noun
- /wɜrm/
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- And this was a a worm programme that was moving around the Internet and infecting computers.
- worms and viruses
So when, if the, if the virus replicates successfully, the worms just turns green.
- So when, if the, if the virus replicates successfully, the worms just turns green.
- You know, the viruses and worms and exploits.
- Like the Internet worms do not respect national boundaries, you know, borders.
- And this was a a worm programme that was moving around the Internet and infecting computers.
- Was it I love you, Melissa Virus, Morris Worm or My Doom.
Examples
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It's somehow connected with the worm that's stealing the money.
Fiction book (1995) -
Worm.Floppier.C is a newly designed worm, and now it is running over the network.
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- It's some kind of virus or worm, sir.
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Almost like a computer worm.
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Could it be to cover the tracks for this worm program?
Fiction book (1995) -
"Worm.Floppier.C" is a highly dangerous worm; you must uninstall it as soon as possible.
Blog text (3) -
We assumed Bishop delivered his disc, which means the programs have merged and the worm is operational.
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The Stuxnet worm is rumored to have been the unclaimed work of the United States and Israel.
Academic text (2017) -
Firefox provides security when browsing the web, helping to close the door on spyware, worms, and viruses.
Academic text (2006) -
The ILOVEYOU computer worm caused widespread damage by duplicating itself through email attachments.
Synonyms
A harmful computer program that copies itself and can damage files
A program that copies itself and damages files on a computer
A program that attaches to files and spreads to other computers
Software that harms computers, for example by stealing data
Antonyms
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A program that finds and removes computer viruses and other harmful programs
Idioms
Compounds
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An infection from drinking water with baby worms that causes painful blisters when the worm comes out
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A small parasite that lives in people and comes out through the skin causing strong pain after drinking dirty water
A small red earthworm that lives in soil, helps make soil better, and people use it as fishing bait
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A small animal that lives inside another animal and takes its food, often causing sickness
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A gear with a screw shaft that turns a toothed wheel to change direction and make turning slower and stronger
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A thin sea animal that lives in a tube on the deep ocean floor and has tentacles
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A soft sac in an animal that is filled with fluid and contains a young tapeworm
A large earthworm that comes out at night or when the ground is wet and people use for fishing
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A long soft animal with a body made of many rings, like earthworms and leeches
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A caterpillar that moves in large groups and eats crops like grass and grain
A small caterpillar with legs only near its head and tail that moves by making a loop
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A very small thin animal with a pointed body that lives in soil or inside other living things
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A soft sea animal like a thin worm that stretches a long head to catch food
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A small sea worm that pulls its front part into its body and looks like a peanut
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A sea worm with many body segments and small bristles on each segment
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A worm that lives in the sea with many small bristles on its sides that help it move
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A large green caterpillar with white stripes that eats potato and tomato leaves
A worm with a long body made of many ring-shaped parts like an earthworm or leech
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A large green caterpillar with white stripes that eats tomato and tobacco plants
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A small wormlike parasite with hooks that lives inside the nose of animals like dogs or cows
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A parasite that lives in animal intestines and can pull its spiny head back to hold on
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A small soft animal with velvety skin that catches prey with sticky slime
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A very small worm that lives in vinegar and eats tiny living things that make it turn sour
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A small, long tropical fish that lives in shallow water and hides in seagrass
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A small thin salamander that looks like a worm and lives on the Pacific coast of the United States
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A gear that fits with a screw-shaped gear to turn movement at a right angle
How Harmful
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A computer worm is named after the animal because it 'creeps' through systems and spreads quietly, just like a real worm moves through the ground. So a computer worm is a program that moves from one machine to another by itself and can cause harm.