Firewall may refer to:
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Firewall (computing)
In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on configurable security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted n ...
, a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts
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Firewall (construction)
A firewall is a fire-resistant barrier used to prevent the spread of fire. Firewalls are built between or through buildings, structures, or electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
Applications
Firewalls can be use ...
, a barrier inside a building, designed to limit the spread of fire, heat and structural collapse
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Firewall (engine)
In automotive engineering, the firewall (American English) or bulkhead (British English) is the part of the automobile body ( unibody or body-on-frame) that separates the engine compartment from the passenger compartment (driver and passenge ...
, the part of a vehicle that separates the engine compartment from the rest of the vehicle
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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
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
to cooperate with certain other political parties.
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Firewall against the far-right in Germany
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Firewall, an alias of British musician
Lange (born 1974)
* "Firewall", a song by Steve Vai from the 2005 album ''
Real Illusions: Reflections''
* "Firewall", a song by Kompany from the 2019 extended play
''Metropolis''
Literature
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''Firewall'' (Andy McNab novel), a Nick Stone adventure
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''Firewall'' (Mankell novel), a 1998 novel by Henning Mankell, featuring Kurt Walland
Film and television
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''Firewall'' (film), a 2006 thriller film written by Joe Forte, starring Harrison Ford
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"Firewall" (Person of Interest), an episode of the American television drama series ''Person of Interest''
* "Firewall", an episode from the Canadian animated series ''
ReBoot
In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is physi ...
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Characters
* Firewall, a fictional character in the ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), A ...
'' universe
See also
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Alberta Agenda, also known as the Alberta Firewall, a political proposal for the Canadian province
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firewalld, a firewall management tool for Linux operating systems
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Great Firewall, China's internet censorship firewall
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Chinese wall, a zone of non-communication between distinct sections of a business, in order to prevent conflicts of interest
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Personal firewall, a very popular form of firewall designed to protect personal computers
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Reredos
A reredos ( , , ) is a large altarpiece, a screen, or decoration placed behind the altar in a Church (building), church. It often includes religious images.
The term ''reredos'' may also be used for similar structures, if elaborate, in secular a ...
, a short wall behind a fire in a traditional hearth
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Wall of Fire (disambiguation)
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