Definitions for firewall
fire·wall

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1. firewallnoun

   (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust

   "he moved the throttle to the firewall"

2. firewallnoun

   (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

3. firewallnoun

   a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle

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1. firewallnoun

   A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.

2. firewallnoun

   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.

3. firewallverb

   To protect with a firewall.

4. firewallverb

   To block with a firewall.

5. firewallverb

   To use maximum acceleration.

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1. firewall

   A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It serves as a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks, such as the Internet, and blocks unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. Firewalls can be implemented as software, hardware, or a combination of both.

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1. Firewall

   In computing, a firewall is a software or hardware-based network security system that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether they should be allowed through or not, based on a rule set. A network's firewall builds a bridge between the internal network or computer it protects, upon securing that the other network is secure and trusted, usually an external network, such as the Internet, that is not assumed to be secure and trusted. Many personal computer operating systems include software-based firewalls to protect against threats from the public Internet. Many routers that pass data between networks contain firewall components and, conversely, many firewalls can perform basic routing functions.

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1. • Computer Science
   • Drive
   • Security System
   • Wall

How to pronounce firewall?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of firewall in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of firewall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of firewall in a Sentence

1. John Cornyn:

   I think in this contentious political environment, the most important message I think for my constituents is we need to make sure we hold the Senate majority so we can be a firewall against bad policies if Bernie Sanders gets elected.

2. Fergus Ryan:

   It's only really the hypernationalists that are given free rein, their content isn't censored, they're allowed to conduct campaigns, they're able to organize online... so that happens in China within the Great Firewall, and then we see also it spill out into the wider Internet.

3. Susan Liang:

   It is too rare an opportunity. Everyone has lived under the Great Firewall for so long, but on this platform, we can talk about anything, it's like someone drowning, and can finally breathe in a large gulp of air.

4. Frido Herinckx:

   So (it’s) keeping that firewall between ... the border guards and the health service.

5. Peter Petri:

   It could be the beginning of the great US firewall.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=firewall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Firewall
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=firewall