Virginia

n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13

colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American

Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old

Dominion State}]

2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

[syn: {Virginia}]

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)