As nouns the difference between antivirus and disinfection
is that antivirus is (computing) a piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses while disinfection is treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
antivirus
Noun
(es)
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
See also
* antiviral
disinfection
English
Noun
(-)
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
Related terms
* disinfect
* disinfectant