| virtually | in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke | en |
| virtually | In essence, but not in fact | en |
| virtually | practically; almost but not quite | en |
| virtually | Without exaggeration; literally | en |
| virtually | In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically | en |
| virtually | in essence, in effect, almost, practically, as good as | en |
| virtually | You can use virtually to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true. Virtually all cooking was done over coal-fired ranges It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information. = almost | en |
| virtually | (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war" | en |
| virtually | in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke" | en |
| virtually | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "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 recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" | en |
| virtual | Word used to describe the activities and places that are conducted and replicated on the Internet Virtual environments are often rendered, rather than photographed and give the illusion of three dimensions (3-D) | en |
| virtual | A commonly used adjective that means having all of the properties of x while not necessarily being x | en |
| virtual | A trendy word to describe computer simulations It's commonly used to describe things that look real but aren't really there For example, when Windows 98 uses virtual memory, it's using part of the hard disk for memory, not the actual memory chips | en |
| virtual | computerized representation of an actual object (Computers) isim | en |
| virtual | Simulation of the real thing Means "almost" or "in effect only" You will see this term appear before various computer terms to indicate simulation technology that enables you to cross boundaries and experience something without requiring its physical presence The Internet is also seen as a "virtual" world | en |
| virtual | A computer-generated environment | en |
| virtual | Describes something that exists in essence or effect, but not in any physical sense | en |
| virtual | refers to technologies that generate more or less realistic (but not physical) illusions of reality | en |
| virtual | A transparent process which allows a hosted Internet domain appear to be completely independent of any other domain The illusion greatly enhances the image of organizations seeking to market their products and to provide an easy-to-remember point of contact | en |
| virtual | In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated, substantial | en |
| virtual | Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media.) | en |
| virtual | Of something that is simulated in a computer or on-line | en |
| virtual | Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute | en |
| virtual | Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing | en |
| virtual | A property that is computed when requested, rather than being stored anywhere These are often functions of other properties, such as the area property of a geometric part (The area of a transistor part may be a different matter, as that is probably a parameter ) | en |
| virtual | We apply the adjective "virtual" to many entities to indicate a logical or computerized representation of the entity, such as virtual shopping cart | en |
| virtual | Artificial Anything which your computer can do to "fake" the real thing For example, it's possible with some systems to set aside space on your hard disk as "virtual memory", so your system can report that you have more memory free for certain applications than it actually has When the software uses the virtual memory, it is swapped to and from the hard disk in the background Alternatively, it's possible to set up a part of your computer's memory as a very fast "virtual disk " | en |
| virtual | Virtual adv 1 Existing or resulting in essence though not in actual fact, form, or name 2 Existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination (from the American Heritage Dictionary) | en |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality" | en |
| virtual | [via the technical term `virtual memory', prob from the term `virtual image' in optics] adj 1 Common alternative to {logical}; often used to refer to the artificial objects created by a computer system to help the system control access to shared resources 2 Simulated; performing the functions of something that isn't really there An imaginative child's doll may be a virtual playmate Oppose {real} | en |
| virtual | Not real The term virtual is popular among computer scientists and is used in a wide variety of situations In general, it distinguishes something that is merely conceptual from something that has physical reality For example, virtual memory refers to an imaginary set of locations, or addresses, where you can store data It is imaginary in the sense that the memory area is not the same as the real physical memory composed of transistors The difference is a bit like the difference between an architect's plans for a house and the actual house A computer scientist might call the plans a virtual house Another analogy is the difference between the brain and the mind The mind is a virtual brain It exists conceptually, but the actual physical matter is the brain The opposite of virtual is real, absolute, or physical (Source: http://webopedia internet com) | en |
| virtual | This refers to something that we can't physically see or touch but exists on the Internet in cyberspace | en |
| virtual | Virtual objects and activities are generated by a computer to simulate real objects and activities. This is a virtual shopping centre offering visitors entry to a clutch of well-known e-tailers without going to their different websites. @ virtuality vir·tu·al·ity People speculate about virtuality systems, but we're already working on it | en |
| virtual | being such in power or effect though not formally recognized; imaginary, hypothetical; computer simulated sıfat | en |
| virtual | You can use virtual to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true. Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played conditions of virtual slavery | en |
| virtual | An adjective that refers to objects, activities, etc that exist or are carried on in cyberspace For example, on the WWW you can find virtual or electronic malls and storefronts | en |
| virtual | being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" | en |
| virtual | A commonly used adjective that means having all of the properties of x while not necessarily being x For example, "virtual Friday" in a workplace is the last day of work before a break, that is to say it is like Friday but may or may not actually be Friday A "virtual reality" is an artificial environment that appears to be its own reality On a mainframe, a "virtual machine" gives the user all of the properties and "feel" of a separate personal computer | en |
| virtual | Functionality provided without additional hardware|software, often without the user needing to realize this economy; e g : virtual memory, virtual console or virtual web server | en |
| virtual | Referring to a simulation or environment that exists primarily in cyberspace | en |
| virtual | Any event, meeting or activity that is performed using computers by anybody or by any group of people, which occurs in what might be deemed as cyberspace (that is to say within the digital processing activity of a computer or of interconnected communicating computers) might be deemed a 'virtual' event, meeting or activity | en |
| virtual | Colloquial way to refer to a computer process that is comparable to a real, physical function | en |
| virtual | Virtual refers to anything that seems real but is actually simulated by the operating system For example, virtual memory is really disk storage made to look like real memory | en |
| virtual | Virtual items have no direct corresponding physical equivalent, for example most computers have one or more physical hard drives, on which can be defined a number of virtual storage areas called partitions | en |
| virtual | Simulation of the real thing in such a way that it presents reality in essence or in effect though not in actual fact | en |