virtual

/ˈvər-chə-wəl/

Middle English, efficacious, potential, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus strength, virtue

adjective

  1. being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted

  2. being on or simulated on a computer or computer network : such, as

  3. occurring or existing primarily online

a virtual dictator

noun

  1. colonography —called also virtual colonography

noun

  1. an image (such as one seen in a plane mirror) formed of points from which divergent rays (as of light) seem to emanate without actually doing so