airwall
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
air + wall, by analogy with firewall, than which it is more secure.
Noun[edit]
airwall (plural airwalls)
- (computing) The notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet.
- Synonym: air gap
- (computing) 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.