infectedadjective
uk/ɪnˈfek.tɪd/us/ɪnˈfek.tɪd/infected adjective (DISEASE)
containing bacteria or other things that can cause disease:
an infected wound/cut
After the operation the wound became infected.
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Passing on illness & causing disease
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- contagious
- epidemic
- harbour
- incubate
- infect
- infest
- insalubrious
- mediastinum
- non-communicable
- prophylactic
- transmission
- transmit
- unhygienic
- vector
- verminous
- virulence
- virulent
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infected adjective (COMPUTER)
An infected computer file contains a computer virus (= a program that can harm computers and their files).
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Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- lisp
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- patch
- procedure
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- virtual memory
- worm
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