a thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance
A virus that is generated by modifying a known virus Examples are modifications that add functionality or evade detection The term variant is usually applied only when the modifications are minor in nature An example would be changing the trigger date from Friday the 13th to Thursday the 12th
A version that is an alternative of another version For example, variants allow a configuration item to meet conflicting requirements [Whitgift1991a] Also called variation See also revision
Any seed or plant which (a) is distinct within the variety but occurs naturally within the variety, (b) is stable and predictable with a degree of reliability compared to other varieties of the same kind, within known tolerances and (c) was originally part of the variety as released It is not an off-type
A CI that, although different in some small way, has the same basic functionality as other CIs and therefore may be required to be analysed along with its generic group
A modified version of an original virus The changes can be as easy as changing text, or adding/deleting a few lines of code
A modified version of a virus Usually produced on purpose by the virus author or another person amending the virus code If changes to the original are small, most anti-virus products will also detect variants However, if the changes are large, the variant may go undetected by anti-virus software
Often different speakers pronounce words differently The headword shows Lulu Martin's pronunciation, as she is the oldest Wagiman speaker If other speakers say the word differently, then their pronunciations are shown here
A variation of a virus, usually caused by amending the code of an existing virus
a general term for any variant from the typical A culture that is not identical with the parent in all its characters A loose term now largely replaced by adapted strain or mutant A useful name for any unnamed variation within a species which avoids using the term variety which has a nomenclatural connotation; cf saltant
something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
A set of variant DLLs that support a particular piece of hardware It is possible to build a ROM with support for more than one piece of hardware, by including more than one set of variant DLLs in the ROM image
An individual organism that is recognizably different from an arbitrary standard type in that species
lets you select a variation of the font, such as small caps Dreamweaver does not display this attribute in the Document window The variant attribute is supported by IE but not Netscape Navigator