firewall
pronunciation
How to pronounce firewall in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪəwɔ:l]
How to pronounce firewall in American English:
US [ˈfaɪərwɔl]
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- Noun:
- the application of maximum thrust
- (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
- fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
Word Origin
- firewall (n.)
- also fire-wall, 1851 as a physical wall meant to prevent the spread of fire in a structure, from fire (n.) + wall (n.). Computer sense (originally figurative) is by 1990.
Example
- 1. Can the eurozone 's firewall contain the conflagration ?
- 2. A good free firewall is zonealarm .
- 3. How many translators cv 's get caught by an agencies firewall ?
- 4. The complexity of a jerry-rigged firewall will undermine its effectiveness .
- 5. Nothing matters more than putting a firewall around the likes of italy and spain .