Question 1 · Quick check
firewall
CEFRB2
/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A system that blocks unwanted access to a computer network.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
Examples
I need to configure this server with an appropriate firewall system.
A firewall will guarantee Internet security.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe 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.
A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
An ethical wall; an organizational or legal separation between two entities that might otherwise cause conflicts of interest.
More examples
In context"Honest government must be preceded by honest negotiations," Mr Kickl said when Austria's president tasked him with beginning coalition talks after the centrist firewall failed.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
Nearby
Origin
noun
From fire + wall. Compare West Frisian brânmuorre, Dutch brandmuur, German Brandmauer, Feuermauer, Swedish brandvägg, brandmur, Icelandic eldvegg. The verb sense for using maximum power or acceleration comes from the engine's firewall being the limit of forward movement of the throttle controls on many simpler vehicles; thus, to get the maximum engine output, one would push the throttle levers or pedal all the way to the firewall. The politics sense is a calque of German Brandmauer.