A device that provides firewall protection for a network. It includes all the necessary hardware and software in a self-contained package that plugs in between the two networks being isolated. Most firewall appliances are solid state and include a stripped down operating system. Running their own Web server, they are configured with a Web browser from any computer in the network. See firewall and firewall router.
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