firewall
noun [C] /ˈfaɪə.wɔːl/ specializedDefinition
› a device or program that stops people seeing or using information on a computer without permission while it is connected to the internetInternet terminology and abbreviations
(Definition of firewall noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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