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airwall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From air + wall, by analogy with firewall, than which it is more secure.

Meanings

  1. The notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet.
  2. A secure networking solution that uses Host Identity Protocol to make the network invisible to hackers while still allowing endpoints to communicate with the broader network.

Forms

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Synonyms

air gap