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firewall

A system that allows or blocks network connections.

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Thrust 76% connected

Thrist.

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Wall 76% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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cloud computing noun · 81% connection

Using remote online systems for storage, processing or software.

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containerisation noun · 81% connection

Bundling software with everything it needs so it runs consistently.

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database noun · 81% connection

A structured store of information that can be searched and updated.

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Latency noun · 81% connection

The state or quality of being latent.

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Protocol noun · 81% connection

The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.

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Computer network noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a network of computers

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Engineering, Geography, Maps, GIS and spatial data, Networking.
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Electronic network noun · 85% connection

(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

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Interface noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

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Network noun · 85% connection

(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

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Port noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

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control system noun · 85% connection

a system for controlling the operation of another system

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Bus network noun · 84% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

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Cyberspace noun · 84% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Intelnet noun · 84% connection

a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence…

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Internet noun · 84% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Intranet noun · 84% connection

a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software

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LAN noun · 84% connection

a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other…

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Local area network noun · 84% connection

a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other…

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Net noun · 84% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Wan noun · 84% connection

a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

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Web noun · 84% connection

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through t…

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Wide area network noun · 84% connection

a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

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World Wide Web noun · 84% connection

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through t…

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Contrast material noun · 78% connection

a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

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Contrast medium noun · 78% connection

a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

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Dealings noun · 78% connection

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

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Dislocate verb · 78% connection

To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to…

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Dissociable adjective · 78% connection

Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuitable to society; unsociable.

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