quarantine

A condition, period of time, or place in which a person, animal, plant, vehicle, or amount of material suspected of carrying an infectious agent is kept in confinement or isolated in an effort to prevent disease from spreading.

An action resulting in such a condition.

An action to isolate another nation, such as a blockade of its ports or a severance of diplomatic or trade relations.

The condition of being isolated by such an action.

The isolation of data or data transmissions in order to keep viruses, worms, or other malware from infecting a computer or computer network.

To isolate in quarantine.

To put under quarantine, in any sense of that word.

Figuratively, to isolate, as by authority.