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| fire·wall [ fr wàwl ] |
noun (plural fire·walls) |
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1. wall preventing the spread of fire: a fireproof wall put in place to ensure that if a fire occurs it is confined to one area
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2. comput security software: a piece of computer software intended to prevent unauthorized access to system software or data
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3. commerce barrier within company: a legal barrier set up between sections of a corporation to prevent them from sharing inside information when this might lead to a conflict of interest
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transitive verb (past and past participle fire·walled, present participle fire·wall·ing, 3rd person present singular fire·walls) |
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U.S. accelerate to top speed: to accelerate something to the maximum speed
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