English-German translations for virtual

• virtuell
  Der Grundsatz der Rechtsstaatlichkeit muss auch in der virtuellen Welt Anwendung finden. The rule of law must also apply in the virtual world.
  Vor uns liegt so etwas wie eine virtuelle Fassung des EU-Haushalts. The reading contains a kind of virtual version of the EU budget.
  Wir haben in gewisser Weise über eine virtuelle Wirtschaft abzustimmen. In a way, we are being asked to vote on virtual savings.
• computersimuliert
• eigentlich
  In den letzten Jahren hat sich eigentlich nichts in Bezug auf das geschlechtsspezifische Lohngefälle verändert. On the gender pay gap, virtually nothing has moved in recent years.
  Da im Haus eigentlich nur Luxemburger anwesend sind, werde ich auf Luxemburgisch zum Ende kommen. As there are virtually only Luxembourgers in the Chamber, I shall conclude in Luxembourgish.
  Ich möchte jedoch darauf hinweisen, dass der Bericht über die Menschenrechte eigentlich ein unmögliches Unterfangen ist. I would, however, like to say that the report on human rights is a virtually impossible exercise.
• fast
  Nachher wird es fast unmöglich sein! It will be virtually impossible afterwards.
  Deswegen haben wir Lebensmittel, die ja fast zum Nulltarif zu haben sind. That is why we have food that is virtually free.
  Einstimmigkeit oder, so wie heute, fast Einstimmigkeit ist keine Garantie für Freiheit. Unanimity - or, as we have it today - virtual unanimity is no guarantee of freedom.
• praktisch wie

Definition of virtual

• In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated
• Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential
• Nearly, almost. (''A relatively recent development in meaning''
• Simulated in a computer or online
• Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present
• Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass
• A virtual member function of a class

Examples

• In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.
• Virtual addressing allows applications to believe that there is much more physical memory than actually exists.
• The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.
• The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.
• a virtual assistant; a virtual personal trainer

Related words

• virtually
• virtualize
• virtualization
• paravirtualization
• virtualisation
• virtuality
• virtual reality
• virtual machine
• virtual memory