air gap

See also: airgap

English

Noun

air gap (plural air gaps)

1. (networking, computer security) A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network.
2. Alternative spelling of airgap

Related terms

• air-gapped

Translations

network security measure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 網閘／网闸 (wǎngzhá), 网闸 (wǎngzhá)

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• Finnish: ilmaväli
• Russian: возду́шный зазо́р m (vozdúšnyj zazór)

References

• Kim Zetter, "Hacker Lexicon: What Is an Air Gap?", Wired, 8 December 2014.