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Bob Mottram 664bc78e9a viral
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viral
Also see faradize. The use of a particular system is said to have "gone viral"
if a large number of people begin using it within a short space of time.
The term most likely originates from the Dawkins idea of a meme as a
"mind virus" able to spread at an exponential rate.