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- Dictionaryfire/ˈfʌɪə/
noun
- 1. a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning: "his house was destroyed by fire"
- 2. a burning sensation: "the whisky lit a fire in the back of his throat"
verb
- 1. discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile): "he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners" Similar
- 2. dismiss (an employee) from a job: informal "I had to fire men who've been with me for years" Similar
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4 days ago · Wildfire, uncontrolled fire in a forest, grassland, brushland, or cropland. The terms forest fire, brush fire, etc., may be used to describe specific types of wildfires; their usage varies according to the characteristics of the fire and the region in which it occurs.
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1 day ago · A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.
20 hours ago · In the present research, the open-source WRF-SFIRE model has been used to carry out surface forest fire spread forecasting in the North Sikkim region of the Indian Himalayas. Global forecast system (GFS)-based hourly forecasted weather model data obtained through the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) at 0.25 degree resolution were used to provide the initial conditions for running WRF-SFIRE. A landuse–landcover map at 1:10,000 scale was used to define fuel parameters for ...
4 days ago · Firewall is a network security device that observes and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic, adhering to the security policies defined by an organization. Essentially, it acts as a protective wall between a private internal network and the public Internet.
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- A computer firewall is a security system, which can be either hardware or software-based. It monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network tr...
- A firewall serves as a security device or software that creates a protective barrier between a reliable internal network and an untrusted external...
- A firewall is a protective barrier that regulates and filters network traffic. Think of it like a security guard at the entrance of a building who...
- The three main types of firewalls are:Packet Filtering Firewalls: These examine data packets and allow or block them based on criteria like source/...
- The benefits of a firewall include:Protection against unauthorized access and cyber-attacks.Network traffic filtering to block malicious content.Pr...
- Firewalls are used in various environments, including homes, businesses, data centers, and any networked systems, to protect them from unauthorized...
- To use a firewall, you can either configure it through its software interface or use the built-in firewall settings in your operating system. Defin...
- A firewall primarily controls network traffic by filtering and allowing/blocking data packets based on predefined rules. An antivirus, on the other...
- The best type of firewall depends on the specific requirements and context. A software firewall or a router's built-in firewall might suffice for h...
2 days ago · In San Francisco, all fireworks are illegal. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of eight deaths and an estimated 9,700 injuries related to fireworks in 2023 alone ...
Jun 27, 2024 · noun. malicious burning to destroy property. synonyms: arson, incendiarism. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Fire-raising." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/fire-raising. Accessed 05 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,110,262 new words.
1 day ago · An optimized version is also available on the Amazon Fire TV as one of the two main browsers available with Amazon's Silk Browser. Firefox is the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator, as the Mozilla community was created by Netscape in 1998, before its acquisition by AOL.
