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firewall
[ fahyuhr-wawl ]
noun
- a partition made of fireproof material to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building or ship to another or to isolate an engine compartment, as on a plane, automobile, etc.
- a person, thing, or event that acts as a barrier or protection against something undesirable:
The new employee handbook should create a firewall against unethical business conduct.
- Digital Technology. an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system.
firewall
noun
- a fireproof wall or partition used to impede the progress of a fire, as from one room or compartment to another
- computing a computer system that isolates another computer from the internet in order to prevent unauthorized access
firewall
/ î′ô′ /
- A software program or hardware device that restricts communication between a private network or computer system and outside networks.
firewall
- A means of separating a computer network from outside networks for security purposes. A server outside an organization's own network may be used to funnel all incoming and outgoing traffic to assist in keeping out viruses , as well as to prevent unauthorized outsiders from gaining access to a network.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of firewall1
Example Sentences
Then he found a solution: “I needed to dismantle that system,” he says, “to put a firewall between what I would call an intuitive notion and my artistic practice.”
The New York Department of State website recommends installing firewalls in your computer and shredding any documents with sensitive information.
But now the AfD has more than 150 seats in parliament, its supporters in particular believe it is time for the firewall to go.
This is a party blocked from government because of a policy of non-cooperation with the far-right, known as the "firewall".
In Germany, that taboo is known as a firewall or brandmauer.
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