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virtual
English
Alternative forms
- vertual, virtuall (obsolete)
- vertuall (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Middle English vertual, virtual, from Medieval Latin virtu?lis, from virtus (“virtue”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v??t?u?l/, /?v??t??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?v?t?u?l/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?v??t?u?l/, /?v??t??l/, [?v??t??(l)]
- Hyphenation: vir?tu?al, vir?tual
Adjective
virtual (not comparable)
- In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
- c. 1869, William Fleming, Vocabulary of Philosophy: Moral, Ethical, Metaphysical
- A thing has a virtual existence when it has all the conditions necessary to its actual existence.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Style (published in Blackwood's Magazine)
- to mask by slight differences in the manner a virtual identity in the substance
- c. 1869, William Fleming, Vocabulary of Philosophy: Moral, Ethical, Metaphysical
- Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.
- Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
- The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
- Simulated in a computer or online.
- Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.
- (computing, object-oriented programming, of a class member) Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- (physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Synonyms
- (in effect or essence): de facto
Antonyms
- real
Derived terms
- virtual reality
- virtuality
- virtually
Translations
Noun
virtual (plural virtuals)
- (computing, programming) A virtual member function of a class.
Catalan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /vi?.tu?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bir.tu?al/
Adjective
virtual (masculine and feminine plural virtuals)
- virtual (in effect or essence, if not in fact or reality)
Derived terms
- virtualitat
- virtualitzar
- virtualment
Further reading
- “virtual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “virtual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “virtual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “virtual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English
Adjective
virtual
- Alternative form of vertual
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vir?t?al/
Adjective
virtual
- virtual
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi?tu?a?/, /vi??twa?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?vi?.tu?aw/, /vi??twaw/
Adjective
virtual m or f (plural virtuais, comparable)
- virtual (in effect or essence, not in fact or reality)
- virtual (simulated in a computer)
Derived terms
- virtualidade
- virtualizar
- virtualmente
Further reading
- “virtual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
Etymology
From French virtuel
Adjective
virtual m or n (feminine singular virtual?, masculine plural virtuali, feminine and neuter plural virtuale)
- virtual
Declension
Derived terms
- realitate virtual?
Related terms
- virtualitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi??twal/, [bi??t?wal]
- Hyphenation: vir?tual
Adjective
virtual (plural virtuales)
- virtual
Derived terms
- realidad virtual
- virtualidad
- virtualmente
Further reading
- “virtual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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hyperthreading
English
Etymology
hyper- +? threading, coined as a trademark (Hyper-Threading Technology) by Intel.
Noun
hyperthreading (uncountable)
- (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
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