virtuality
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Variant of virtual
virtual
definition
vir·tual (vʉr′c̸ho̵̅o̅ əl)
adjective
- being such practically or in effect, although not in actual fact or name a virtual impossibility
- Comput.
- designating or of a kind of memory (sense 8b) that makes use of disk space to supplement main memory while large programs are being executed
- of, pertaining to, or taking place in cyberspace or in virtual reality virtual shopping
Etymology: ME vertual < ML virtualis < L virtus, strength, virtue
Related Forms:
- virtuality vir′·tu·al′·ity (-al′ə tē) noun
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