Meaning

2 senses
  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.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: airwalls
Singularairwall
Pluralairwalls

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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