firewallnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaɪə.wɔːl/us/ˈfaɪə.wɔːl/a device or program that stops people from seeing or using information on a computer without permission while it is connected to the internet
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- chill room
- e-commerce
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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Examples from literature
- Wise programmers often change code to fix a bug twice: once to fix the bug, and once to insert a firewall which would have arrested the bug before it did quite as much damage.