What does Viral mean?

Definitions for Viral
ˈvaɪ rəlvi·ral

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. viraladjective

    relating to or caused by a virus

    "viral infection"

Wiktionary

  1. viralnoun

    A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.

  2. viraladjective

    Of or relating to a biological virus.

    viral DNA

  3. viraladjective

    Caused by a virus.

    viral infection

  4. viraladjective

    Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

  5. viraladjective

    Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.

  6. Etymology: From the stem of virus with suffix -al.

ChatGPT

  1. viral

    Viral refers to anything that rapidly spreads or gains popularity, particularly through sharing and circulation on digital platforms such as social media. Originally, the term was used in the context of diseases or infections caused by viruses, but with the advent of the internet and social media, it has been commonly used to describe a piece of information, video, image, or meme that becomes extremely popular and is widely spread in a short period of time.

Wikidata

  1. Viral

    Viral is a fictional character from the 2007 tv series Gurren Lagann.

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Anagrams for Viral »

  1. rival

  2. Avril

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Viral in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Viral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Viral in a Sentence

  1. Helen Hoang:

    Look at what’s going viral on TikTok, it’s not African American love stories.

  2. Katie Dowd:

    We are producing our own content and we are thinking about how to make it viral, how to make it successful.

  3. The FDA:

    The guidance also provides recommendations to test developers, such as considering the potential for future viral genetic mutations when designing their test, and conducting their own routine monitoring to evaluate the potential impact of new and emerging viral genetic mutations, which may be the basis of viral variants, on the performance for molecular, antigen and serology SARS-CoV-2 tests.

  4. Maxim Behar:

    The main feature and top advantage of social media, which has made it such a powerful instrument in the hands of PR experts, is the ability to share - and especially the intriguing possibility of seeing your post go viral. In that case, your post is so catchy and contagiuos that it spreads like an epidemic and can consequently become a pandemic.

  5. Sean Wensley:

    Vaccinations have helped to protect millions of pets from serious diseases such as parvovirus, cat flu and Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease, if people don't vaccinate, we risk seeing a rise in extremely unpleasant, preventable, diseases that can cause considerable animal suffering and death.

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