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What is the name of a self-replicating program, akin to a virus, that was inspired by a concept from John Brunner's 1975 science fiction novel "The Shockwave Rider"?

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31 May 2017
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The term 'worm' refers to a self-replicating program similar to a virus. The concept was popularized by John Brunner's novel "The Shockwave Rider," where such a program was described as a form of digital contagion.

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