English Explanatory Dictionary

demilitarized zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)
  2. A subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

demilitarized zone demilitarized zones DMZ

Synonyms

perimeter network
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