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phage |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: phage n : virus parasitic in bacteria; multiplies within its host [syn: {bacteriophage}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: phage n. A program that modifies other programs or databases in unauthorized ways; esp. one that propagates a {virus} or {Trojan horse}. See also {worm}, {mockingbird}. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in biology. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: phage A program that modifies other programs or databases in unauthorised ways; especially one that propagates a {virus} or {Trojan horse}. See also {worm}, {mockingbird}. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in biology. [{Jargon File}]
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