Virtually means almost or nearly, or can describe something done by computer or online instead of in person.
From “virtual,” which comes from Medieval Latin “virtualis,” meaning “effective in essence.” The sense of “almost” grew from the idea of something being true in effect, even if not in every detail.
When people say “virtually impossible,” they don’t mean 0% possible—they mean so close to 0% that it doesn’t matter. The same word lets us talk about both “almost real” and “online-only” experiences.
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