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quarantine
This term carries a clinical and restrictive tone, evoking a sense of forced separation for the sake of collective safety. It implies a boundary between the contaminated and the clean, often associated with government mandates or strict medical protocols.
In computing, the word shifts from a biological context to a digital one, where it describes the movement of a malicious file to a secure, isolated area of a hard drive. This prevents the code from executing while allowing a technician to analyze it without risking the entire operating system.
Meanings
A period of isolation for people, animals, or goods to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The travelers were kept in quarantine for fourteen days.
To isolate a person or animal that has been exposed to a contagious disease to prevent it from spreading to others.
The health department decided to quarantine the infected livestock.
Examples
Phrasal Verbs
quarantine off
to isolate a specific area or group from the rest of a population to stop infection
The authorities decided to quarantine off the entire village until the source of the outbreak was found.