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Firewall

Firewall

A program (or set of programs and/or hardware) that prevents unauthorised access to a network or to an individual computer.

See also: SPI.

Relevant links:

• www.cryer.co.uk/resources/firewalls.htm - List of firewalls that are generally free for personal use.

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