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firewall

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A hardware/software capability that limits access between networks and/or systems in accordance with a specific security policy.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
firewalls
possessive
firewall's
pluralpossessive
firewalls'