victual

n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible},

{eatable}, {pabulum}, {victuals}]

v 1: supply with food; "The population was victualed during the

war"

2: lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long

voyage"

3: feed; of domestic animals (rare usage)

4: partake of victuals; esp. of animals

virtual

(Via the technical term {virtual memory}, probably from the

term "virtual image" in optics) 1. Common alternative to

{logical}; often used to refer to the artificial objects (like

addressable {virtual memory} larger than physical memory)

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.

Opposite of {real} or physical.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-30)