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firewalls

/ˈfaɪərwɔːlz/ /ˈfaɪərwɑːlz/

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noun

Cortafuegos, muros cortafuegos

A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.

Examples :

"The thick concrete firewalls in the parking garage are designed to stop a car fire from spreading to the entire building. "

Los gruesos cortafuegos de hormigón del estacionamiento están diseñados para evitar que un incendio de automóvil se propague a todo el edificio.

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noun

Cortafuegos

The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.

Examples :

"Our school uses firewalls to protect students' computers from harmful websites. "

Nuestra escuela utiliza cortafuegos para proteger las computadoras de los estudiantes de sitios web dañinos.

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noun

Muros de fuego

A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.

Examples :

"While we can't directly observe them yet, some theories suggest that firewalls, walls of intense heat and energy, might exist at the event horizons of black holes, incinerating anything that falls in. "

Si bien aún no podemos observarlos directamente, algunas teorías sugieren que los muros de fuego, muros de intenso calor y energía, podrían existir en los horizontes de sucesos de los agujeros negros, incinerando cualquier cosa que caiga en ellos.

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