2syllables
firewall
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1noun
- A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
- 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.
- A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
1verb
- To protect with a firewall.
- To block with a firewall.
- (motor vehicles or aircraft) To use maximum acceleration.
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