firewall
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Wikipedia firewall (plural firewalls)
- A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
- (computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
- The part of an automobile body that separates the engine from the driver and passengers.
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fireproof barrier
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computer software
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firewall (third-person singular simple present firewalls, present participle firewalling, simple past and past participle firewalled)
- (transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
- (transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
- (intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum acceleration.
