quarantine Definition
quar·an·tine (kwôr′ən tēn, kwär′-)
noun
- the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is detained in port in strict isolation
- the place where such a vessel is stationed
- any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading
- the state of being quarantined
- a place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel
- 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
- to place under quarantine
- to isolate politically, commercially, socially, etc.
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quarantine
v.
Quarantine Hacker Definition
Symantecs 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 Responses central network quarantine for analysis. If the file is found to be infected by a new virus, updated virus definitions and remedies are returned.
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.
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