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Demilitarized zone (DMZ)

nounid 2281·updated May 9, 2026
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A computer or small subnetwork that sits between a trusted internal network, such as a corporate private LAN, and an untrusted external network, such as the public Internet.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Demilitarized zone (DMZ)S
possessive
Demilitarized zone (DMZ)'s
pluralpossessive
Demilitarized zone (DMZ)S'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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A computer or small subnetwork that sits between a trusted internal network, such as a corporate private LAN, and an untrusted external network, such as the public Internet.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A computer or small subnetwork that sits between a trusted internal network, such as a corporate private LAN, and an untrusted external network, such as the public Internet.
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