worm
v. creep, crawl (like a worm); squeeze cunningly; sneak (in or out); kill intestinal parasites n. type of legless invertebrate; servile person, "weasel"; screwing; computer virus which usually copies itself through a network and wastes resources or causes damage (Computers) WORM (Write Once Read Many) (Computers) any type of storage medium that can only be written to once but can be read an unlimited number of times (such as a CD-ROM) | ||||
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WORM Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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<networking, security> (From "Tapeworm" in John Brunner's novel "The Shockwave Rider", via XEROX PARC) A program that propagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as it goes. Compare virus. Nowadays the term has negative connotations, as it is assumed that only crackers write worms.
Perhaps the best-known example was the Great Worm.
Compare Trojan horse.
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(1996-09-17)
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worm
n. [from `tapeworm' in John Brunner's novel "The Shockwave Rider", via XEROX PARC] A program that propagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as it goes. Compare virus. Nowadays the term has negative connotations, as it is assumed that only crackers write worms. Perhaps the best-known example was Robert T. Morris's Great Worm of 1988, a `benign' one that got out of control and hogged hundreds of Suns and VAXen across the U.S. See also cracker, RTM, Trojan horse, ice.
n. [from `tapeworm' in John Brunner's novel "The Shockwave Rider", via XEROX PARC] A program that propagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as it goes. Compare virus. Nowadays the term has negative connotations, as it is assumed that only crackers write worms. Perhaps the best-known example was Robert T. Morris's Great Worm of 1988, a `benign' one that got out of control and hogged hundreds of Suns and VAXen across the U.S. See also cracker, RTM, Trojan horse, ice.
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Write Once, Read Many
Write Once, Read Many
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Write Once Read Many
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Write Once, Read Many
Write Once, Read Many
| A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology |
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Write Once Read Many. WORM disks can have data stored on them that can be read millions of times but can never be changed, or re-written. They tend to be high capacity (store lots of information). Often used for backups .
Write Once Read Many. WORM disks can have data stored on them that can be read millions of times but can never be changed, or re-written. They tend to be high capacity (store lots of information). Often used for backups .
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
WORM
Write Once Read Many depicts a write-once-read-many memory device that allows an author to store prepared files once into memory so that other users may read but not alter those files. Alternately WORM also depicts a computer program which replicates itself. The Internet worm was perhaps the most famous; it successfully duplicated itself on many of the systems across the Internet. More commonly, however, the term refers to WORM Drives such as CD-ROM recorders that will allow authors to record computer files one time on a compact disc but will not allow revisions or other materials to be added to the disc at a later time. Of course, it is often possible to download WORM files into hard drive discs and make revisions that can then be recorded on a new compact disc. The term WORM now has a somewhat bad connotation since so many destructive viruses transmitted over the email and the Internet are WORM viruses. (See also CD-ROM and Optical drive )
Write Once Read Many depicts a write-once-read-many memory device that allows an author to store prepared files once into memory so that other users may read but not alter those files. Alternately WORM also depicts a computer program which replicates itself. The Internet worm was perhaps the most famous; it successfully duplicated itself on many of the systems across the Internet. More commonly, however, the term refers to WORM Drives such as CD-ROM recorders that will allow authors to record computer files one time on a compact disc but will not allow revisions or other materials to be added to the disc at a later time. Of course, it is often possible to download WORM files into hard drive discs and make revisions that can then be recorded on a new compact disc. The term WORM now has a somewhat bad connotation since so many destructive viruses transmitted over the email and the Internet are WORM viruses. (See also CD-ROM and Optical drive )
| Internet Glossary |
Worm
A worm is like a virus: it is a destructive program that replicates itself throughout disk and memory, using up the computers resources until it crashes.
A worm is like a virus: it is a destructive program that replicates itself throughout disk and memory, using up the computers resources until it crashes.
| Panda Software Glossary |
Worm
This is similar to a virus, but it differs in that all it does is make copies of itself (or part of itself).
This is similar to a virus, but it differs in that all it does is make copies of itself (or part of itself).
| Multimedia Glossary |
WORM
(Write Once Read Many) CD's. Used for archiving/backing up catalogs, directories and other computerized paperwork. See Orange book .
(Write Once Read Many) CD's. Used for archiving/backing up catalogs, directories and other computerized paperwork. See Orange book .
| Internetworking Terms |
worm
A computer program which replicates itself and is self- propagating. Worms, as opposed to viruses, are meant to spawn in network environments. Network worms were first defined by Shoch & Hupp of Xerox in ACM Communications (March 1982). The Internet worm of November 1988 is perhaps the most famous; it successfully propagated itself on over 6,000 systems across the Internet. See also: Trojan Horse, virus.
A computer program which replicates itself and is self- propagating. Worms, as opposed to viruses, are meant to spawn in network environments. Network worms were first defined by Shoch & Hupp of Xerox in ACM Communications (March 1982). The Internet worm of November 1988 is perhaps the most famous; it successfully propagated itself on over 6,000 systems across the Internet. See also: Trojan Horse, virus.
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WORM (Write-Once Read Many )
1. A search utility on the world wide web that locates resources following user-determined guidelines.
2. A self replicating program that reproduces itself over a network.See virus and Trojan horse.
WORM (Write-Once Read Many )
1. A search utility on the world wide web that locates resources following user-determined guidelines.
2. A self replicating program that reproduces itself over a network.See virus and Trojan horse.
WORM Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations |
WORM
write once read many
write once read many
WORM Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Worm
(n.)
A being debased and despised.
(n.)
A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(n.)
A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.
(n.)
A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.
(n.)
A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(n.)
An insect larva.
(n.)
An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
(n.)
Any annelid.
(n.)
Any helminth; an entozoon.
(n.)
Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
(n.)
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
(n.)
Same as Vermes.
(n.)
The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(n.)
The thread of a screw.
(n.)
To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
(n.)
To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
(v. i.)
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
(v. t.)
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b).
(v. t.)
To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out.
(n.)
A being debased and despised.
(n.)
A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(n.)
A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.
(n.)
A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.
(n.)
A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(n.)
An insect larva.
(n.)
An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
(n.)
Any annelid.
(n.)
Any helminth; an entozoon.
(n.)
Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
(n.)
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
(n.)
Same as Vermes.
(n.)
The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(n.)
The thread of a screw.
(n.)
To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
(n.)
To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
(v. i.)
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
(v. t.)
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b).
(v. t.)
To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out.
| WordNet 2.0 |
worm
Noun
1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
(hypernym) invertebrate
(hyponym) helminth, parasitic worm
2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
(synonym) louse, insect, dirt ball
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
3. a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
(hypernym) malevolent program
4. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
(hypernym) screw
(part-holonym) worm gear
Verb
1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
(synonym) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, squirm, twist
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) wrench
Noun
1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
(hypernym) invertebrate
(hyponym) helminth, parasitic worm
2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
(synonym) louse, insect, dirt ball
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
3. a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
(hypernym) malevolent program
4. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
(hypernym) screw
(part-holonym) worm gear
Verb
1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
(synonym) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, squirm, twist
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) wrench
| The Phrase Finder |
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry VI. Part III.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry VI. Part III.
| Australian Slang |
Drown some worms
go fishing
go fishing
Worms
thin worm-like extruions created by spreading vegemite and butter or margerine on two Arnott's Vita-Weat biscuits and squeezing them together
| Shakespeare Words |
worm
small serpent
small serpent
| hEnglish - advanced version |
worm
ringed worm
bladder worm
worm gear
screw worm
corn worm
grape worm
worm gearing
ribborn worm
worm abscess
thousand-legged worm
thorn-headed worm
star worm
tongue worm
railroad worm
world-wide web worm
gooseberry worm
tobacco worm
worm-shell
timber worm
worm family
juniper worm
galley-worm
seat worm
grain worm
fishing worm
great worm
meal worm
caddice worm
truffle worm
basket worm
grugru worm
cystic worm
red worm
palm worm
worm fence
tank worm
to worm one`s self into
internet worm
worm salamander
dew worm
worm wheel
worm lizard
worm oil
flesh worm
worm powder
guinea worm
apple worm
worm tincture
potato worm
brine worm
cotton worm
worm genus
ribbon worm
trematode worm
worm grass
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belly worm
caddis worm
wood worm
worm-eaten
cranberry worm
horsehair worm
tomato worm
currant worm
clover worm
proboscis worm
gold worm
measuring worm
cabbage worm
southern army worm
worm-eatenness
vinegar worm
worm-shaped
worm snake
army worm
worm tea
intestinal worm
ringed worm
bladder worm
worm gear
screw worm
corn worm
grape worm
worm gearing
ribborn worm
worm abscess
thousand-legged worm
thorn-headed worm
star worm
tongue worm
railroad worm
world-wide web worm
gooseberry worm
tobacco worm
worm-shell
timber worm
worm family
juniper worm
galley-worm
seat worm
grain worm
fishing worm
great worm
meal worm
caddice worm
truffle worm
basket worm
grugru worm
cystic worm
red worm
palm worm
worm fence
tank worm
to worm one`s self into
internet worm
worm salamander
dew worm
worm wheel
worm lizard
worm oil
flesh worm
worm powder
guinea worm
apple worm
worm tincture
potato worm
brine worm
cotton worm
worm genus
ribbon worm
trematode worm
worm grass
Next >>
belly worm
caddis worm
wood worm
worm-eaten
cranberry worm
horsehair worm
tomato worm
currant worm
clover worm
proboscis worm
gold worm
measuring worm
cabbage worm
southern army worm
worm-eatenness
vinegar worm
worm-shaped
worm snake
army worm
worm tea
intestinal worm
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Abwydyn
Abwydyn = n. m. a bait; a worm
Abwydyn = n. m. a bait; a worm
Dallineb
Dallineb = n. blind worm
Gweryn
Gweryn = n. a worm, a bot
Gwyfen
Gwyfen = n. a moth, a worm
Gwyfyn
Gwyfyn = n. a moth, a worm
Lledwigyn
Lledwigyn = n. a worm
Llyngyren
Llyngyren = n. worm
Magien
Magien = n. a worm, a glow-worm
Megai
Megai = n. the glow worm
Pryfyg
Pryfyg = n. a worm
Pwr
Pwr = n. what extends; a worm
WORM Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Worms
The race of Dragons.
A name for the race of Dragons, and especially those wingless kinds (such as Glaurung himself) who crawled on the ground.
The race of Dragons.
A name for the race of Dragons, and especially those wingless kinds (such as Glaurung himself) who crawled on the ground.
WORM Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
Worm
(slang) a new and inexperienced oilfield worker.
(slang) a new and inexperienced oilfield worker.
| NCTS Glossary v.1.0 |
WORM
Write Once Read Many
Write Once Read Many
| Glossary of elevator industry terms |
Worm
Worm - A shaft on which a spiral groove is cut.
Worm - A shaft on which a spiral groove is cut.
| Internet PR glossary |
worm
Self-replicating program that does not alter files but resides in memory and duplicates itself through computer networks. Compare with virus.
Self-replicating program that does not alter files but resides in memory and duplicates itself through computer networks. Compare with virus.
WORM Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Worm
(1.) Heb. sas (Isa. 51:8), denotes the caterpillar of the clothes-moth. (2.) The manna bred worms (tola'im), but on the Sabbath there was not any worm (rimmah) therein (Ex. 16:20, 24). Here these words refer to caterpillars or larvae, which feed on corrupting matter. These two Hebrew words appear to be interchangeable (Job 25:6; Isa. 14:11). Tola'im in some places denotes the caterpillar (Deut. 28:39; Jonah 4:7), and rimmah, the larvae, as bred from putridity (Job 17:14; 21:26; 24:20). In Micah 7:17, where it is said, "They shall move out of their holes like worms," perhaps serpents or "creeping things," or as in the Revised Version, "crawling things," are meant. The word is used figuratively in Job 25:6; Ps. 22:6; Isa. 41:14; Mark 9:44, 46, 48; Isa. 66:24.
(1.) Heb. sas (Isa. 51:8), denotes the caterpillar of the clothes-moth. (2.) The manna bred worms (tola'im), but on the Sabbath there was not any worm (rimmah) therein (Ex. 16:20, 24). Here these words refer to caterpillars or larvae, which feed on corrupting matter. These two Hebrew words appear to be interchangeable (Job 25:6; Isa. 14:11). Tola'im in some places denotes the caterpillar (Deut. 28:39; Jonah 4:7), and rimmah, the larvae, as bred from putridity (Job 17:14; 21:26; 24:20). In Micah 7:17, where it is said, "They shall move out of their holes like worms," perhaps serpents or "creeping things," or as in the Revised Version, "crawling things," are meant. The word is used figuratively in Job 25:6; Ps. 22:6; Isa. 41:14; Mark 9:44, 46, 48; Isa. 66:24.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Worm
the representative in the Authorized Version of several Hebrew words. Sas, which occurs in (Isaiah 51:18) probably denotes some particular species of moth, whose larva is injurious to wool. Rimmah, (Exodus 16:20) points evidently to various kinds of maggots and the larvae of insects which feed on putrefying animal matter, rather than to earthworms. Toleah is applied in (28:39) to some kinds of larvae destructive to the vines. In (Job 19:26; 21:26; 24:20) there is an allusion to worms (insect larvae) feeding on the dead bodies of the buried. There is the same allusion in (Isaiah 66:24) which words are applied by our Lord, (Mark 9:44,46,48) metaphorically to the torments of the guilty in the world of departed spirits. The valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem, where the filth of the city was cast, was alive with worms. The death of Herod Agrippa I, was caused by worms. (Acts 12:23)
the representative in the Authorized Version of several Hebrew words. Sas, which occurs in (Isaiah 51:18) probably denotes some particular species of moth, whose larva is injurious to wool. Rimmah, (Exodus 16:20) points evidently to various kinds of maggots and the larvae of insects which feed on putrefying animal matter, rather than to earthworms. Toleah is applied in (28:39) to some kinds of larvae destructive to the vines. In (Job 19:26; 21:26; 24:20) there is an allusion to worms (insect larvae) feeding on the dead bodies of the buried. There is the same allusion in (Isaiah 66:24) which words are applied by our Lord, (Mark 9:44,46,48) metaphorically to the torments of the guilty in the world of departed spirits. The valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem, where the filth of the city was cast, was alive with worms. The death of Herod Agrippa I, was caused by worms. (Acts 12:23)
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Tola
worm; grub; scarlet
worm; grub; scarlet
WORM Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ETSI and 3GPP |
WORM
Write-Once-Read-Many (Optical Disk)
Write-Once-Read-Many (Optical Disk)
| Phobia |
Helminthophobia
Fear of being infested with worms
Fear of being infested with worms
Scoleciphobia
Fear of worms
Trichinophobia
Fear of trichinosis
WORM Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
worm
n. ghargh, qagh - the food meaning of this word is often transcribed as gagh
n. ghargh, qagh - the food meaning of this word is often transcribed as gagh
bloodworm
n. 'Iwghargh
WORM Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Worm
A worm is an elongated, fat, soft-bodied invertebrate (an animal that lacks a backbone). Some species of worms are so different from- even unrelated to- each other that they have not been classified under a single group.
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Write Once Read Many
Write Once, Read Many (alternatively Write One, Read Multiple or Write Once, Read Mostly or WORM) refers to a kind of computer storage media that can be written to once, but read from multiple times.
There are two types of WORM storage media: those that physically can be written only once (examples of such storage media are CD-R and DVD-R, or electronic circuits such as PROMs) and media that enables WORM capability by using electronic keys or other measures to prevent rewriting. The reasoning behind this artificial hampering of technical capability in the latter case can be found in regulatory authorities requiring certain data archival standards where information has to be reliably kept and made available over a long period of time (an example would be the Securities Exchange Commission).
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