Synonyms for firewall
fire·wall

Princeton's WordNet

1. firewallnoun

   (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust

   "he moved the throttle to the firewall"

2. firewallnoun

   (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet

3. firewallnoun

   a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle

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   • Security System
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1. Fergus Ryan:

   It's only really the hypernationalists that are given free rein, their content isn't censored, they're allowed to conduct campaigns, they're able to organize online... so that happens in China within the Great Firewall, and then we see also it spill out into the wider Internet.

2. Eric Liu:

   When the network traffic increases, the pressure on censorship is also mounting. Within the Great Firewall, everybody is facing stricter and stricter censorship — it's like inflation, censorship is expanding everywhere, which means companies need to hire more people.

3. Mark Lemley:

   Mark Lemley tech hasn't been able to penetrate the' Great Firewall of China' but it has been easier for it to enter the' Great Paywall of India' created by Jio ; all it had to do was pay Reliance the toll fees to enter.

4. Susan Liang:

   It is too rare an opportunity. Everyone has lived under the Great Firewall for so long, but on this platform, we can talk about anything, it's like someone drowning, and can finally breathe in a large gulp of air.

5. Michael Briggs:

   Our campaign months ago alerted the DNC to the fact that campaign data was being made available to other campaigns. At that time our campaign did not run to the media, relying instead on assurances from the vendor, unfortunately, yesterday, the vendor once again dropped the firewall between the campaigns for some data. After discussion with the DNC it became clear that one of our staffers accessed some modeling data from another campaign.