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{{wiktionary|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 (politics)|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]] {{tocright}} ==Arts, entertainment, and media== === Music === * Firewall, an alias of British musician [[Lange (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 (EP)|''Metropolis'']] ===Literature=== * [[Firewall (Andy McNab novel)|''Firewall'' (Andy McNab novel)]], a Nick Stone adventure * [[Firewall (Mankell novel)|''Firewall'' (Mankell novel)]], a 1998 novel by Henning Mankell, featuring Kurt Walland === Film and television === * [[Firewall (film)|''Firewall'' (film)]], a 2006 thriller film written by Joe Forte, starring Harrison Ford * [[Firewall (Person of Interest)|"Firewall" (Person of Interest)]], an episode of the American television drama series ''Person of Interest'' * "Firewall", an episode from the Canadian animated series ''[[ReBoot]]'' === Characters === * Firewall, a fictional character in the ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' universe ==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)]] {{disambiguation}}
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