computer worm

standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers
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computer worm

Summary

computer worm ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (597 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • computer worm's image is recorded as Virus Blaster.jpg[2].
  • computer worm's GND ID is recorded as 4779907-9[3].
  • computer worm's subclass of is recorded as malware[4].
  • computer worm's Commons category is recorded as Computer worms[5].
  • computer worm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t2j[6].
  • computer worm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer worms[7].
  • computer worm's PSH ID is recorded as 12341[8].
  • computer worm's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 5467[9].
  • computer worm's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0272418[10].
  • computer worm's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/computer-worm[11].
  • computer worm's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00081636n[12].
  • computer worm's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as worm[13].
  • computer worm's Treccani Vocabulary ID is recorded as worm[14].
  • computer worm's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 172710988[15].
  • computer worm's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/12833[16].
  • computer worm's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/12931[17].
  • computer worm's Lex ID is recorded as orm[18].
  • computer worm's KBpedia ID is recorded as ComputerWorm[19].
  • computer worm's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 06598274-n[20].
  • computer worm's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 웜(악성코드)[21].
  • computer worm's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/computer-worms[22].
  • computer worm's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/computer-worms[23].
  • computer worm's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 34470[24].
  • computer worm's WikiKids ID is recorded as Computerworm[25].
  • computer worm's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as cuc[26].

Why It Matters

computer worm ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (597 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_computer-worm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{computer worm}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/computer-worm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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