Worm (disambiguation)

Worm (disambiguation)

Worm is an elongated soft-bodied invertebrate animal.

Worm may also refer to:

* 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
* Worm (comics), a Marvel Comics character
* "Worm", a song by the band Ministry
* "Worm", a science fiction novel by John Brosnan
* Worm, in engineering, a screw-like object that engages with a worm gear
* Ringworm, a fungal disease of the skin
* WORM (AM), a radio station (1010 AM) licensed to Savannah, Tennessee, United States
* WORM-FM, a radio station (101.7 FM) licensed to Savannah, Tennessee
* "WORM", a derogatory remark for White Old Republican Males
* "Worm", a surname:
** Alfred Worm (1945–2007), Austrian investigative journalist
** Ole Worm, a 16th-century Danish physician

Worms may refer to:

* Worms, Germany, a city in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
* "Worms", the common term for an animal's condition of being infested with parasitic worms, typically roundworm or tapeworm; see Worm
* "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 (also known as "Worms HD")
* "Worms?", an abstract computer game.
* Diet of Worms, a diet addressing Martin Luther in 1521
* Banque Worms, a French bank
* "Worms", a surname:
**René Worms, French auditor of the council of state and sociologist

See also

* Deworming, the process of treating dogs and other domestic animals for intestinal parasites
* List of fictional worms
* "Wyrm", an alternative name for the mythological European dragon


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