firewall

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/
• (British) IPA: /ˈfaɪ.əˌwɔːl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɔl/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɑl/

Noun

firewall (plural firewalls)

1. (architecture) 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. (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.
3. (physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.

Translations

• French: mur ignifugé
• German: Brandmauer, Brandwand
• Portuguese: parede corta-fogo
• Russian: о́гненный барье́р
• Spanish: muro cortafuego

Translations

• French: pare-feu
• German: Firewall rarely m, Brandmauer
• Portuguese: (Brazil) firewall, (Portugal) firewall
• Russian: межсетево́й экра́н
• Spanish: cortafuegos, firewall

Verb

firewall (firewalls, present participle firewalling; past and past participle firewalled)

1. (transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
2. (transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
3. (intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum acceleration.

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