Virgil

n : (70-19 BC) a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid'

[syn: {Virgil}, {Vergil}, {Publius Vergilius Maro}]

virgin

Unused; pristine; in a known initial state. "Let's bring up a

virgin system and see if it crashes again." (Especially

useful after contracting a {virus} through {SEX}.) Also, by

extension, buffers and the like within a program that have not

yet been used.

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(1994-11-30)