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

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Science
   • Drive
   • Security System
   • Wall

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1. List of paraphrases for "firewall":

   firewalls

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1. 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.

2. Frido Herinckx:

   So (it’s) keeping that firewall between ... the border guards and the health service.

3. Mohammad Shah Alam:

   It could be difficult to hack if there was a firewall.

4. Arturo Carmona:

   What we learned today is that Hillary Clinton’s firewall with Latino voters is a myth.

5. Mark Zandi:

   The American consumer really is the firewall between an expanding economy and a recession.