ALL meanings of firewall
fire·wall
F f - noun firewall A wall or partition designed to inhibit or prevent the spread of fire. 1
- noun firewall a partition made of fireproof material to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building or ship to another or to isolate an engine compartment, as on a plane, automobile, etc. 1
- noun firewall a person, thing, or event that acts as a barrier or protection against something undesirable: The new employee handbook should create a firewall against unethical business conduct. 1
- noun firewall Digital Technology. an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. 1
- noun firewall computing: security program 1
- noun firewall fireproof wall 1
- noun Technical meaning of firewall 1. firewall code. 2. firewall machine. 1
- noun firewall A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle. 0
- noun firewall (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. 0
- verb firewall (Transitive Verb) (computer security) To protect with a firewall. 0
- verb firewall (Transitive Verb) (computer security) To block with a firewall. 0
- verb firewall (Intransitive Verb) (motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum acceleration. 0
- countable noun firewall A firewall is a computer system or program that automatically prevents an unauthorized person from gaining access to a computer when it is connected to a network such as the Internet. 0
- noun firewall a fireproof wall or partition used to impede the progress of a fire, as from one room or compartment to another 0
- noun firewall a computer system that isolates another computer from the internet in order to prevent unauthorized access 0
- noun firewall A firewall is a panel between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment in a vehicle that is intended to prevent the spread of fire from the engine. 0