Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms in the body is called an infection. When we are infected by pathogens we become sick, which means that our bodies stop functioning properly. Infectious agents, such as bacteria, a virus, fungi or protozoa cause communicable diseases.
verb (used with object), cc'ed or cc'd, cc'ing. 1. to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to: I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff. 2. to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone: Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads. Origin of cc.
countable noun. 1  A computer's hard drive is its hard disk, or the part that contains the hard disk. ( 2 on a computer) the mechanism that handles the reading, writing, and storage of data on the hard disk. 3  a computer drive for hard disks, often, specif., such a drive as distinguished from a floppy-disk drive in the same computer.