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Virus

A hidden instruction in a computer program which is intended to introduce faults into a computer system and to destroy information stored in it. Viruses are often received as attachments to e-mails.

Volume

A unit in a set or series, such as Vol. 1 or Vol. 2. A bound journal containing several issues. Sometimes a single book is called a volume.

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