English-Spanish translations for virtual

• virtual
  La lucha contra la desigualdad no es una realidad virtual. The fight against inequality is not virtual reality.
  El Estado de Derecho también debe aplicarse en el mundo virtual. The rule of law must also apply in the virtual world.
  Por tanto, nos encontramos en el reino de la realidad virtual. We are therefore in the realms of virtual reality here.
• factual
• real
  Exactamente igual que en el mundo real la criminalidad también es un sólido componente del mundo virtual. Just as in the real world, crime is very much a part of the virtual world.
  Nos gustaría que fuera una institución real y no una mera institución virtual. We would like this to become a real institution, not just a virtual one.
  Ganancias bursátiles virtuales se han transformado en pérdidas reales. Virtual stock market gains have transformed into real losses.

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