quarantine Hear it!

quarantine Definition

quar·an·tine (kwôr′ən tēn, kwär′-)

noun

    1. the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is detained in port in strict isolation
    2. the place where such a vessel is stationed
  2. any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading
  3. the state of being quarantined
  4. a place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel
  5. any period of seclusion, social ostracism, etc.

Etymology: It quarantina, lit., space of forty days < quaranta, forty < L quadraginta < base of quattuor, four

transitive verb -·tined′, -·tin′·ing

  1. to place under quarantine
  2. to isolate politically, commercially, socially, etc.

quarantine Related Forms

quar′·an·tin′·able adjective

quarantine Synonyms

quarantine

v.

isolate, hospitalize, detain, put in isolation, seclude, segregate, interdict, restrain, cordon off, put under quarantine, place in quarantine, ostracize; see also separate 2.

Quarantine Hacker Definition

To isolate files, just as to quarantine sick persons means to isolate them from others in order to stop the spread of disease. Typically, files suspected of containing a virus are put into quarantine so that they cannot be opened or executed.

Symantec’s AntiVirus Corporate Edition of software detects suspected files as well as virus-infected files that cannot be patched with current sets of virus-definition remedies. From the “Quarantine” area on a local computer, the quarantined files can be forwarded to Symantec Security Response’s central network quarantine for analysis. If the file is found to be infected by a new virus, updated virus definitions and remedies are returned.

See Also: Anti-Virus Software; Malware; Virus.

Symantec Security Response. Glossary. [Online, July 15, 2004]. Symantec Security Response Website. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html.

quarantine Usage Examples

Object

  • attachment: PureMessage removes or quarantines suspicious attachments, providing increased protection by stopping common virus vectors at the email server.
  • emails: Network administrators can customize how emails are handled with choices to accept, reject or quarantine emails with known viruses.
  • message: Can I ask the ISC Inquiry Desk staff to release quarantined messages for me?
  • virus: Full virus protection on each PC and Server, for sweeping, scanning, disinfecting and quarantining viruses.
  • object: Delete a quarantined object or a selected group of objects.

Converse of object

  • enforce: We are the traffic cop that enforces quarantine, " says Gillis.
  • undergo: First having to undergo six months quarantine at Paradise Wildlife Park.
  • impose: Virginia swiftly imposes a quarantine, trapping Becky and Justin and Randolph Brooks in Elizabeth.
  • enter: Where contact has occurred animals should enter quarantine on return to the farm.

Adjective modifier

  • compulsory: The policy of compulsory quarantine ended ten years ago.
  • strict: May, despite the fact that much of rural Britain is in strict quarantine.

Modifies a noun

  • kennel: They were at a closer quarantine kennel for about a month.
  • pest: These are certain not to provide the pathways required by quarantine pests.
  • folder: You will also notice the " Empty your quarantine folder " link under the list of emails.
  • premise: Once you have chosen your quarantine premises, you will be required to make a deposit in order to reserve the space.
  • restriction: Where the risk is assessed as not high, quarantine restriction will apply for 21 days with regular veterinary visits undertaken.
  • tank: In my local pet shop, there is a quarantine tank where the unfortunate fish are having trouble.

Noun used with modifier

  • spam: I want my spam quarantine bin sent to a role account, rather than be held in a file local to the mail server.
  • home: Q: Can arriving passengers who have not reported for home quarantine leave the country?
  • plant: FAO, through its Regional Office for Africa, has a special responsibility for supporting information needs in plant quarantine.