karantén

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • quarantine a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed or feared to be infected
  • (computing) quarantine a place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a computer virus are stored

Etymology

Borrowed from French quarantaine (quarantine, about forty).

Origin

French

quarantaine

Gloss

quarantine, about forty

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