Firewall
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Firewall may refer to:
  • Firewall (construction)
    Firewall (construction)
    A firewall is a fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.- Applications :...

    , a barrier inside a building or vehicle, designed to limit the spread of fire, heat and structural collapse
    • Firewall (automobile)
      Firewall (automobile)
      In automotive engineering, a firewall is the part of the bodywork that separates the engine from the driver and passengers.It is most commonly a separate component of the body, or in monocoque construction, a separate steel pressing, but may be continuous with the floorpan or its edges may form...

      , the part of the vehicle that separates the engine from the driver and passengers
  • Firewall (computing)
    Firewall (computing)
    A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....

    , a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts


It may also refer to:
  • Lange (musician), also known as Firewall, the alias of Stuart Langelaan
  • Firewall (film)
    Firewall (film)
    Firewall is a 2006 British-American thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. Harrison Ford stars as Jack Stanfield, a security expert at a bank faced with a corporate merger and the offer of a new job.-Plot:...

    , a 2006 thriller film written by Joe Forte, starring Harrison Ford
  • Firewall (Henning Mankell novel), a novel by Henning Mankell, featuring Kurt Wallander
  • Firewall (Andy McNab novel)
    Firewall (Andy McNab novel)
    Firewall is a novel written by the ex-SAS member turned author Andy McNab. Released in 2000 it is the third book written about the fictional character Nick Stone.- Synopsis :...

    , a Nick Stone adventure
  • Firewall (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
  • Firewall, a song by Steve Vai off his Real Illusions: Reflections
    Real Illusions: Reflections
    Real Illusions: Reflections is the first studio album since Steve Vai's 1999 studio release The Ultra Zone. The album was released on February 22, 2005...

     album
  • Chinese wall
    Chinese wall
    In business, a Chinese wall or firewall is an information barrier implemented within a firm to separate and isolate persons who make investment decisions from persons who are privy to undisclosed material information which may influence those decisions...

    , a zone of non-communication between distinct sections of a business, in order to prevent conflicts of interest
  • Great Firewall, China's internet censorship firewall
  • The Alberta Agenda
    Alberta Agenda
    The Alberta Agenda is a loosely-organized political movement initiated by a letter written by prominent Albertans, including future Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 2006 Alberta PC leadership candidate Ted Morton, urging Albertan Premier Ralph Klein to fully exercise Alberta's constitutional powers...

    , also known as the Alberta Firewall, a political proposal for the Canadian province
  • An episode of the computer animated series ReBoot
    ReBoot
    ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...

    titled Firewall.
  • A wall inside a kiln, made from fire brick or other refractory furniture that reflects flames from a burner .
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