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" For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. A personal firewall such as Zone Alarm and running a program like HFNetcheck, which is a free download for personal users. It checks your system to see if anything needs to be patched. I'd also recommend a program such as SpyCop to periodically check for any spyware on your system."
Kevin Mitnick

Meaning of "firewall" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FIREWALL

firewall


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIREWALL

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Firewall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIREWALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Firewall

Firewall may refer to: ▪ Firewall, a barrier inside a building or vehicle, designed to limit the spread of fire, heat and structural collapse ▪ Firewall, the part of a vehicle that separates the engine compartment from the rest of the vehicle ▪ Firewall, a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts ▪ Personal firewall, often called a "firewall", is a very popular form of firewall designed to protect personal computers ▪ Firewall, a hypothetical phenomenon where a freely falling observer spontaneously burns up at the horizon of a black hole ▪ Firewall, the alias of Lange ▪ Firewall, a 2006 thriller film written by Joe Forte, starring Harrison Ford ▪ Firewall, a 1998 novel by Henning Mankell, featuring Kurt Wallander ▪ Firewall, a Nick Stone adventure ▪ Firewall, a fictional character in the G.I.

Definition of firewall in the English dictionary

The definition of firewall in the dictionary is a fireproof wall or partition used to impede the progress of a fire, as from one room or compartment to another. Other definition of firewall is a computer system that isolates another computer from the internet in order to prevent unauthorized access.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIREWALL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIREWALL

brick wall · cavity wall · cell wall · Cornwall · drive to the wall · drywall · go to the wall · go up the wall · Great Firewall · hole in the wall · off-the-wall · paywall · Rosewall · sidewall · stonewall · wall · wall to wall · wall-to-wall · whitewall · writing on the wall

Synonyms and antonyms of firewall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «firewall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIREWALL

Find out the translation of firewall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of firewall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «firewall» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

防火墙
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cortafuegos
570 millions of speakers
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firewall
510 millions of speakers
hi

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फ़ायरवॉल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِدارٌ ناريّ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

брандмауэр
278 millions of speakers
pt

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firewall
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ফায়ারওয়াল
260 millions of speakers
fr

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pare-feu
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Firewall
190 millions of speakers
de

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Brandmauer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

防火壁
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

방화벽
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Firewall
85 millions of speakers
vi

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tường lửa
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ஃபயர்வால்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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फायरवॉल
75 millions of speakers
tr

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güvenlik duvarı
70 millions of speakers
it

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firewall
65 millions of speakers
pl

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bariera ochronna
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

брандмауер
40 millions of speakers
ro

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firewall
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τείχος προστασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

firewall
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brandvägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brannmur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of firewall

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about firewall

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2 QUOTES WITH «FIREWALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word firewall.
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Conrad Black
I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.
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Kevin Mitnick
For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. A personal firewall such as Zone Alarm and running a program like HFNetcheck, which is a free download for personal users. It checks your system to see if anything needs to be patched. I'd also recommend a program such as SpyCop to periodically check for any spyware on your system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIREWALL»

Discover the use of firewall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to firewall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Firewall:
Lyrical....Meticulously detailed....Masterful.
Henning Mankell, 2002
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Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN ...
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.
Jazib Frahim, Omar Santos, 2009
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CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide
Master Cisco CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 exam topics Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks This is the eBook edition of the CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide.
David Hucaby, Dave Garneau, Anthony Sequeira, 2012
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The Best Damn Firewall Book Period
The Second Edition of the Best Damn Firewall Book Period is completely revised and updated to include all of the most recent releases from Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper Network, and Check Point.
Thomas W Shinder, 2011
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The Book of PF: A No-nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall
This second edition is an up-to-date, no-nonsense guide to harnessing the power of PF. The author covers NAT (network address translation) and redirection, wireless networking, SPAM fighting, failover provisioning, logging, and more.
Peter N. M. Hansteen, 2010
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Firewall Fundamentals
The essential guide to understanding and using firewalls to protect personal computers and your network An easy-to-read introduction to the most commonly deployed network security device Understand the threats firewalls are designed to ...
Wes Noonan, Ido Dubrawsky, 2006
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Firewall
As one bloody double-cross leads to another, Stone finds himself caught between the suicidal schemes of the British and American intelligence agencies and the ruthless Russians who want to silence him. From the Paperback edition.
Andy McNab, 2011
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Firewall
The final words that Mortimer Fox whispered to ex CIA agent Bruce Tucker.
R. J. Pineiro, 2013
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Building Internet Firewalls
In the five years since the first edition of this classic book was published, Internet use has exploded.
Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, D. Brent Chapman, 2000
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Configuring Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1
Demand for this book will be strong because Check Point is requiring all of its 3rd party developers to certify their products for this release. * Packed full with extensive coverage of features new to the product, allowing 3rd party ...
Barry J Stiefel, Simon Desmeules, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIREWALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term firewall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Legalizing the Great Firewall: China's New Cyber Security Law …
The law would legalize China's use of the Great Firewall to block access to information that authorities say violates local law, as part of an effort ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
2
How Fans Embrace Japanese Cartoons Over The Great Firewall Of …
However, in the hearts and minds of Chinese fans of Japanese anime, the Great Firewall of China is acting a little too late. At the largest of ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Parcels hit a firewall in Chennai
Delivering mails to employees of IT firms along Rajiv Gandhi Salai has improved of late. But, postal staff members still have hiccups in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Dot-com da-bomb Verisign fires off an OpenDNS rival
Operator of the dot-com registry Verisign has launched a rival to popular online security service OpenDNS, called DNS Firewall. Announcing ... «The Register, Jul 15»
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Imerja wins firewall deal with the Royal Mint
Bolton IT solutions provider Imerja has been selected to improve the critical firewall infrastructure at The Royal Mint's headquarters in South ... «ChannelBiz, Jul 15»
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National Ilan University to implement Check Point's next-generation …
Its firewall was also creating performance problems, making it challenging to deliver highly secure and seamless network performance that was ... «Networks Asia, Jul 15»
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What to ask before buying a next-generation firewall
But it can lead to infosec pros looking for the perfect appliance that solves everything — like a next-generation firewall. But in a blog U.S. ... «IT World Canada, Jul 15»
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Verisign introduces new cloud-based DNS firewall
With a new DNS firewall solution, Verisign makes use of its in-depth information on top-level domains to protect the enterprise from online ... «Network World, Jul 15»
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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 290- 'Rectify,' 'Strain' and …
And because we're assuming Firewall & Iceberg will continue, we also announced our next Summer Finale Rewatch offerings and they make ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
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Masergy Moves Routing and Firewall to Software with Network …
Masergy Communications Inc. announced Virtual f(n), a network functions virtualization (NFV) solution that puts networking routing and firewall ... «Virtualization Review, Jul 15»
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