firewall

a system on a computer or network that prevents unauthorized access while allowing legitimate communications to pass through

fuego de barrera, cortafuegos

• firewall between networks

Collocations network firewall · internet firewall

• The company installed a firewall to protect its network.

  La empresa instaló un cortafuegos para proteger su red.

a wall designed to prevent the spread of fire from one building or part of a building to another

pared antifuego, muro de contención

• firewall between buildings

Collocations building firewall · structure firewall

• The new building code requires a firewall to separate the apartments.

  El nuevo código de construcción requiere un muro antifuego para separar los apartamentos.