Phage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Phage	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Phage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phage n a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria" Synonym(s): bacteriophage, phage
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
phage n. A program that modifies other programs or databases in unauthorized ways; esp. one that propagates a {virus} or {Trojan horse}. See also {worm}, {mockingbird}. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in biology.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
phage A program that modifies other programs or databases in unauthorised ways; especially one that propagates a {virus} or {Trojan horse}. See also {worm}, {mockingbird}. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in biology. [{Jargon File}]