virtual
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin virtuālis from virtus (“virtue”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/, SAMPA: /"v3:tSu@l/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈvɝtʃuəl/, SAMPA: /"v3`tSu@l/
- Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧al
[edit] Adjective
virtual (not comparable)
- In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
- In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.
- Virtual addressing allows applications to believe that there is much more physical memory than actually exists.
- Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media.)
- The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.
- Of something that is simulated in a computer or on-line.
- The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.
- (computing) In object-oriented programming, capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- Related to technology.
- virtual communication
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in effect; not fact
simulated in a computer
[edit] Noun
virtual (plural virtuals)
- (computing) In C++, a virtual member function of a class.
[edit] Catalan
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virtual m. (feminine virtual, masculine plural virtuals, feminine plural virtuals)
[edit] Spanish
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virtual m. and f. (plural virtuales)
