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Snippet from Wikipedia: Firewall

Firewall may refer to:

• Firewall (computing), a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts
• Firewall (construction), a barrier inside a building, designed to limit the spread of fire, heat and structural collapse
• Firewall (engine), the part of a vehicle that separates the engine compartment from the rest of the vehicle
• Firewall (physics), a hypothetical phenomenon where a freely falling observer spontaneously burns up at the horizon of a black hole

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Snippet from Wikipedia: Firewall (computing)

In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted network, such as the Internet.

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