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Adjective
/ˈvərCHo͞oəl/,
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Almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition,
  1. Almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition
    • - the virtual absence of border controls
  2. Not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so
    • - a virtual computer
  3. Relating to the points at which rays would meet if produced backward

  4. Denoting particles or interactions with extremely short lifetimes and (owing to the uncertainty principle) indefinitely great energies, postulated as intermediates in some processes

  1. virtual(a): being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
  2. virtual(a): existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"
  3. (virtually) in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
  4. (virtually) about: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the ...
  5. The term virtual is a concept applied in many fields with somewhat differing connotations, and also, differing denotations.
  6. Virtual is the 3rd studio album by Animal X, and their second EP album, released in 2001. The album includes one top-100 RO chart singles, "Să pot ierta" #1.
  7. The word virtual has been applied to computing and information technology with various meanings.
  8. Numerous philosophers have advanced conceptions of the virtual.
  9. (Virtuality (Rush song)) "Virtuality" is a song from the progressive rock band Rush and was released as the fourth single from their 1996 album Test for Echo. The song peaked at #16 on the U.S. Its lyrics deal of how the Internet technology affect the way relationships are carried on.
  10. (Virtuality (software design)) Virtuality is a term used by Ted Nelson for what he considers the central issues of software design. "Virtuality" refers to the seeming of anything, as opposed to its reality. (This has been the dictionary meaning of "virtuality" since at least the 18th century). ...
  11. In C++, a virtual member function of a class; In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated; Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media. ...
  12. (virtually) almost but not quite; Without exaggeration; literally; In essence, but not in fact; Of a substructure of finite index; Of a covering space of finite index
  13. (Virtuality) A term coined by Ben Lehman on The Forge for "the quality of unity and robustness of the shared imagined space, manifest in both in John Kim's descriptions of RGFA Simulationism and in the structures of Universalis. ...
  14. (virtuality) the capacity (virtus) to attain the same results without the conventional means (e.g. another space/time);
  15. A computer-generated environment.
  16. Refers to an image produced by the imagination and not existing in reality.
  17. Often refers to anything done online or from a foreign hosted computer or server.
  18. Providing the appearance of something without the reality, as in: virtual memory is not real memory. (See also memory. ...
  19. Simulated or conceptual, not physical in nature. In distance learning, the term "virtual classroom" refers to the online environment in which students and instructors interact.
  20. Existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual form or name. A Virtual Academy provides a learning experience via computer without having to attend a classroom presentation.
  21. adj. being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially
  22. Virtual generally refers to being something in practice, though not in actual fact, as in a virtual computer-based environment that simulates togetherness, i.e. where students engage in a variety of online activities, such as group projects and class discussions.
  23. Something which is a representation rather than the real thing. In advertising, the word "virtually" means "almost."
  24. Something that is not concrete or physical but is simulated.