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TOPIK 6noun

방화벽

banghwabyeok

방화벽이 · 방화벽을

firewall

Example

방화벽을 설정하면 외부의 공격을 막을 수 있어요.

Setting up a firewall can block outside attacks.

Word parts

방 prevent화 fire벽 wall

Literally 'wall that prevents fire' — first a building term, then a computer one.

Good to know

Don't confuse 방화 'fire prevention' with its homonym 방화 'arson'.