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Firewall

Firewall may refer to:Firewall (computing), a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts Firewall (construction), a barrier inside a building, designed to limit the spread of fire, heat and structural collapse Firewall (engine), the part of a vehicle that separates the engine compartment from the rest of the vehicle Firewall (physics), a hypothetical phenomenon where a freely falling observer spontaneously burns up at the horizon of a black hole Firewall (politics), also known as cordon sanitaire: the refusal of one or more political parties to cooperate with certain other political parties. For example, see Firewall against the far-right in Germany

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Firewall may refer to:

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  • Firewall, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
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See also

  • Alberta Agenda, also known as the Alberta Firewall, a political proposal for the Canadian province
  • firewalld, a firewall management tool for Linux operating systems
  • Great Firewall, China's internet censorship firewall
  • Chinese wall, a zone of non-communication between distinct sections of a business, in order to prevent conflicts of interest
  • Personal firewall, a very popular form of firewall designed to protect personal computers
  • Reredos, a short wall behind a fire in a traditional hearth
  • Wall of Fire (disambiguation)