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[syn: demilitarized zone, DMZ]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
DMZ
n 1: a zone from which military forces or operations or
installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides
of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South
Korea" [syn: demilitarized zone, DMZ]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
DMZ
DeMilitarized Zone (LAN, Internet)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
DMZ
[common] Literally, De-Militarized Zone. Figuratively, the portion of a
private network that is visible through the network's firewalls (see
firewall machine). Coined in the late 1990s as jargon, this term is now
borderline techspeak.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
De-Militarised Zone
DMZ
(DMZ) (From the military term for an area between
two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets
connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies.
They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link
regional networks with routers to internal networks.
Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the
regional networks.
Compare red zone.
(1995-02-23)