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.