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virtually
adverb
almost
or
nearly
,
so
that
for
practical
purposes
it
is
true
•
The
huge
theater
was
virtually
empty
after
the
rainstorm
cleared
the
streets
.
The
huge
theater
was
virtually
empty
after
the
rainstorm
cleared
the
streets
.
•
With
a
good
GPS
,
it
is
virtually
impossible
to
get
lost
in
this
city
.
With
a
good
GPS
,
it
is
virtually
impossible
to
get
lost
in
this
city
.
From
Middle
English
virtual
+
-ly
,
originally
meaning
“
in
essence
”
and
later
“
almost
,
nearly
.”
adverb
by
means
of
computers
,
the
internet
,
or
virtual
reality
rather
than
physical
presence
•
During
the
pandemic
,
students
attended
classes
virtually
from
their
bedrooms
.
During
the
pandemic
,
students
attended
classes
virtually
from
their
bedrooms
.
•
The
architect
gave
a
tour
of
the
new
museum
virtually
using
a
3D
model
.
The
architect
gave
a
tour
of
the
new
museum
virtually
using
a
3D
model
.
Extended
from
the
earlier
sense
of
“
almost
”
to
describe
actions
carried
out
in
virtual
environments
with
computers
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
20th
century
.
virtual
adjective
existing
or
happening
on
computers
or
the
internet
rather
than
in
the
physical
world
.
•
Our
team
holds
a
virtual
meeting
every
Monday
using
video
chat
.
Our
team
holds
a
virtual
meeting
every
Monday
using
video
chat
.
•
The
students
explored
ancient
Rome
in
a
virtual
reality
lesson
.
The
students
explored
ancient
Rome
in
a
virtual
reality
lesson
.
adjective
almost
or
nearly
the
thing
described
,
but
not
completely
or
in
a
strict
or
literal
sense
.
•
With
no
other
cars
on
the
road
,
the
highway
felt
like
a
virtual
racetrack
.
With
no
other
cars
on
the
road
,
the
highway
felt
like
a
virtual
racetrack
.
•
His
promotion
was
a
virtual
certainty
after
the
successful
project
.
His
promotion
was
a
virtual
certainty
after
the
successful
project
.
adjective
(
computing
)
created
by
software
to
act
like
something
physical
,
even
though
it
does
not
exist
as
real
hardware
.
•
The
software
relies
on
virtual
memory
when
physical
RAM
is
low
.
The
software
relies
on
virtual
memory
when
physical
RAM
is
low
.
•
Programmers
created
a
virtual
machine
to
test
the
new
operating
system
.
Programmers
created
a
virtual
machine
to
test
the
new
operating
system
.
