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Brandmauer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • firewall noun A fireproof barrier built to stop fire from spreading between parts of a building or vehicle.

Senses

Brandmauer is used for these senses in English:

  • cordon sanitaire (by extension) Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable.
  • firewall (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.
  • 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.

firewall — full definition

  1. noun A fireproof barrier built to stop fire from spreading between parts of a building or vehicle.
  2. noun Software that monitors and controls network traffic to block unauthorized access.
  3. noun A strict separation kept between two parts of an organization to avoid conflicts of interest.

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