Worm (disambiguation)

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Worm, the Worm, or worms may refer to:

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• Worm, an elongated soft-bodied invertebrate animal
• Computer worm, a self-propagating piece of malicious software
• Write Once Read Many, or WORM, a characteristic of data storage media
• Worm (marketing), a market research technique
• Wyrm, an alternative name for the mythological European dragon
• Worm, a song by the band Ministry
• Worm, a science fiction novel by John Brosnan
• In engineering, a thing like a screw that engages with a worm gear, which see.
• Worm gear, type of gear that engages with a worm to greatly reduce rotational speed, or to allow higher torque to be transmitted
• Ringworm, a fungal disease of the skin, characterized by a circular rash
• Alfred Worm (1945-2007), Austrian investigative journalist
• Ole Worm, a 16th century Danish physician

See also List of fictional worms

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• Worms (family), a surname
• Worms, the common term for an animal's condition of being infested with parasitic worms, typically roundworm or tapeworm; see Worm for more examples
• Worms (computer game), a series of turn-based computer games
• Worms?, an abstract computer game.
• Worms, Germany, a city in the southwest of Germany
• Diet of Worms, a diet addressing Martin Luther in 1521

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• Worming, the process of treating dogs and other domestic animals for intestinal parasites