Worm (disambiguation)

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Worm, the Worm, WORM, or worms may refer to:

• 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
• WORM (AM), an AM radio station located in Savannah, Tennessee
• Worm (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• WORM (Politics), a derogatory remark for White Old Republican Males

See also List of fictional worms

[edit] Worms

• Worms, Germany, a city in the southwest of Germany
• Worms, a surname:
  • René Worms French auditor of the council of state and sociologist
• 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 (series), a series of turn-based computer games, including:

• Worms (1995 video game), the first game in the Worms series
• Worms (2007 video game), the Xbox Live Arcade game released on the Xbox 360

• Worms?, an abstract computer game.
• Diet of Worms, a diet addressing Martin Luther in 1521

[edit] Worming

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