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vi·ral

(vī′rəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or caused by a virus.

2. Of or relating to the rapid propagation of information, ideas, or trends by means of social networks rather than conventional mass media: viral marketing.

vi′ral·ly adv.

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viral

(ˈvaɪrəl)

adj

1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or caused by a virus

2. (Communications & Information) (of a video, image, story, etc) spread quickly and widely among internet users via social networking sites, e-mail, etc

3. (Communications & Information) go viral (of a video, image, story, etc) to spread quickly and widely among internet users via social networking sites, e-mail, etc

(Communications & Information) a video, image, story, etc that is spread quickly and widely via the internet

virality n

ˈvirally adv

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vi•ral

(ˈvaɪ rəl)

adj.

of, pertaining to, or caused by a virus.

[1935–40]

viral

A piece of information, such as a short video, that is rapidly and broadly disseminated via the Internet.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

viral - relating to or caused by a virus; "viral infection"

Translations

virový

virus-

바이러스성

viral

[ˈvaɪərəl] ADJ → vírico
a viral infection → una infección vírica

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

viral

[ˈvaɪərəl] adj → viral(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

viral

adj → Virus-; viral infection → Virusinfektion f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

viral

[ˈvaɪər/əl] adj → virale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vi·ral

a. viral, rel. a un virus;

___ arthritis → artritis ___;

___ croup → crup ___;

___ gastroenteritis → gastroenteritis ___;

___ hemorrhagic fever → fiebre hemorrágica ___;

___ hepatitis → hepatitis ___;

___ pneumonia → neumonía ___;

___ replication → replicación ___;

___ upper respiratory infection → infección ___ del sistema respiratorio superior.

viral

adj viral, vírico

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And he knows it's not like Warners or Paramount; it's about virality. Subscribers are a fraction of those who see clips--commenters even smaller.

BuzzFeed vid studio shows musicians how its done: Ze Frank has ze answer: create first, upload next, ask questions later

To them, "The same photo of Toto Cutugno every day" represented an excellent opportunity to study how the actual content of a Facebook post influences its spread -- as opposed to the workings of the News Feed algorithm, the consumption patterns of groups of friends, or other things we generally associate with virality on the world's largest social network.

The curious case of the Facebook page that posts the same thing every day

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There's also special focus on virality. Facebook has included clicks in the virality metric and renamed "virality" to "engagement rate"

Facebook updates Page Insights to make it clearer and simpler

Probably not; Philippine and Korean relations have been, for the most part, on the genial side of things, and a one-off incidence of boorish behavior wouldn't merit virality.

This 'non-issue'

Its algorithms are proven to favour virality over veracity , spreading false stories faster and wider than true ones.

The great divide of our times is not left vs right, but true vs false

This notice much akin to fake news, experienced virality like crazy and started circulating created a furor among brokerage houses, investors alike who went ahead and bought shares of D.G Khan in anticipation of its share price surging, which saw its trading volume touch a seven-week high, reported Express Tribune.

D.G Khan Cement fake acquisition notification creates frenzy among investors

In terms of campaign virality, we have adopted newer technologies which would further help brands track their campaigns in a more efficient way.