virtually

Universal Words adverb 1 almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important: to be virtually impossible / unknown / identical / certain * Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax. * He virtually admitted he was guilty. * This year's results are virtually the same as last year's. * The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. 2 (computing) by the use of computer SOFTWARE that makes sth appear to exist; using VIRTUALREALITY technology