For Variant we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Backgammon, Books, Information Security, Poetry and Telco.

Variant (Backgammon)

Any game other than backgammon (1) which can be played on a backgammon board. Most backgammon variants use rolls of the dice to determine how the players' checkers move, just as in backgammon. See: Backgammon Variants.

Variant (Books)

A book that differs in one or more features from others of the same impression, but a positive sequence has not been established.

Variant (Information Security)

A modified version of a virus that is usually produced on purpose by a virus author or by someone who modifies the original virus. Variants may be very similar to their parent virus, or may be fairly different. Some are text variants, which means that the only differences between them and their parent virus are in internal program comments that are never displayed, or in text that is displayed to the screen. Some are the result of small changes made to the original virus, apparently to create a new virus which is not detected by certain anti-virus programs. Some are the result of large changes, such as combining the spreading part of one virus with the damage part of another.

Variant (Poetry)

changeable; changing; fickle

Variant (Telco)

The particular protocol (i.e National ISDN-1 or ETS 300) running on a specific switch. Not all variants are valid for a specific switch. The switch brand and model plus the variant defines the ISDN protocol. See ISDN Protocol.

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