- (computing) made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet
- a system to help programmers create virtual environments
- a virtual classroom/desktop/library
- You can also take a virtual tour of the museum.
- Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical.
- almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important
- The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
- The economy has come to a virtual standstill.
- He married a virtual stranger.
- The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war.
- Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty.
- The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot.
- She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus.
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