Firewall

//ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɔl//

Synonyms for "firewall"

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Translations

117 translations across 50 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • muri i zjarrit noun (fireproof barrier)

Arabic

2 entries
  • جِدَار ناريّ noun (computer software)
  • فَايْرْوُول noun (computer software)

Armenian

3 entries
  • անկիզապատ noun (fireproof barrier)
  • հակահրդեհային պատ noun (fireproof barrier)
  • հրապատ noun (computer software)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • fayrvol noun (computer software)
  • qoruyucu divar noun (computer software)

Basque

2 entries
  • suebaki noun (fireproof barrier)
  • suebaki noun (computer software)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • защитна стена noun (computer software)
  • огнеупорна стена noun (fireproof barrier)

Catalan

1 entries
  • tallafoc noun (computer software)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 防火牆 /防火墙 noun (fireproof barrier)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 防火牆 /防火墙 noun (computer software)

Czech

1 entries
  • firewall noun (computer software)

Danish

1 entries
  • brandmur noun (fireproof barrier)

Dutch

3 entries
  • brandmuur noun (fireproof barrier)
  • firewall noun (computer software)
  • vuurmuur noun (computer software)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • fajromuro noun (computer software)
  • fajroŝirmilo noun (computer software)

Estonian

2 entries
  • tulemüür noun (fireproof barrier)
  • tulemüür noun (computer software)

Finnish

3 entries
  • palomuuri noun (fireproof barrier)
  • palomuuri noun (computer software)
  • paloseinä noun (fireproof barrier)

French

2 entries
  • mur coupe-feu noun (fireproof barrier)
  • pare-feu noun (computer software)

Galician

4 entries
  • cortalumes noun (fireproof barrier)
  • cortalumes noun (computer software)
  • devasa noun (computer software)
  • muro cortalumes noun (fireproof barrier)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ბრანდმაუერი noun (fireproof barrier)
  • ფაირვოლი noun (computer software)
  • ქსელის დამცავი კედელი noun (computer software)
  • ქსელის დაცვა noun (computer software)

German

3 entries
  • Brandmauer noun (fireproof barrier)
  • Brandwand noun (fireproof barrier)
  • Firewall noun (computer software)

Greek

2 entries
  • αλεξίπυρο διάφραγμα noun (fireproof barrier)
  • τείχος προστασίας noun (computer software)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • આગભીંત noun (computer software)

Hindi

1 entries
  • फ़ायरवॉल noun (computer software)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • tűzfal noun (fireproof barrier)
  • tűzfal noun (computer software)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • eldveggur noun (computer software)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • tembok api noun (computer software)
  • tembok pelindung noun (computer software)

Irish

1 entries
  • balla dóiteáin noun (computer software)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ファイアーウォール noun (computer software)
  • 防火壁 noun (fireproof barrier)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • брандмауэр noun (fireproof barrier)
  • желіаралық қалқан noun (computer software)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ជញ្ជាំងភ្លើង noun (fireproof barrier)
  • ជញ្ជាំងភ្លើង noun (computer software)

Korean

2 entries
  • 방화벽 noun (fireproof barrier)
  • 방화벽 noun (computer software)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ugunsmūris noun (computer software)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • заштитен ѕид noun (computer software)
  • огнен ѕид noun (computer software)
  • противпожарен ѕид noun (fireproof barrier)

Malay

2 entries
  • tembok api noun (fireproof barrier)
  • tembok api noun (computer software)

Māori

2 entries
  • pātūahi noun (fireproof barrier)
  • pātūahi noun (computer software)

Navajo

2 entries
  • kǫʼ bichʼą́ą́h naníʼáhígíí noun (fireproof barrier)
  • kǫʼ bidáadinílei noun (fireproof barrier)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • brannmur noun (fireproof barrier)
  • brannmur noun (computer software)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • brannmur noun (fireproof barrier)
  • brannmur noun (computer software)

Polish

2 entries
  • zapora sieciowa noun (computer software)
  • ściana ogniowa noun (fireproof barrier)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • firewall noun (computer software)
  • firewall noun (computer software)
  • parede corta-fogo noun (fireproof barrier)

Russian

4 entries
  • брандма́уэр noun (fireproof barrier)
  • брандма́уэр noun (computer software)
  • межсетево́й экра́н noun (computer software)
  • о́гненный барье́р noun (fireproof barrier)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cachaileith-theine noun (computer software)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • fajerval noun (computer software)
  • fajervol noun (computer software)
  • sigurnosna stijena noun (computer software)
  • vatreni zid noun (computer software)

Slovak

1 entries
  • firewall noun (computer software)

Slovene

2 entries
  • požarni zid noun (computer software)
  • zaščitni zid noun (computer software)

Spanish

4 entries
  • cortafuego noun (computer software)
  • cortafuegos noun (computer software)
  • firewall noun (computer software)
  • muro cortafuego noun (fireproof barrier)

Swedish

1 entries
  • brandvägg noun (computer software)

Thai

3 entries
  • ด่านกันบุกรุก noun (fireproof barrier)
  • ไฟร์วอลล์ noun (fireproof barrier)
  • ไฟร์วอลล์ noun (computer software)

Turkish

3 entries
  • ateş duvarı noun (computer software)
  • güvenlik duvarı noun (fireproof barrier)
  • güvenlik duvarı noun (computer software)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • брандмауер noun (fireproof barrier)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • tường lửa noun (computer software)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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A firewall will guarantee Internet security.

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I need to configure this server with an appropriate firewall system.

Source: tatoeba (398288)

A firewall guarantees your security on the internet.

Source: tatoeba (5354642)

I don't use a firewall.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.