security system

Other forms: security systems

Definitions of security system
  1. noun
    an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
    synonyms: security, security measure
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    type of:
    electrical device
    a device that produces or is powered by electricity
  2. noun
    (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
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    types:
    firewall
    (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
    type of:
    system
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
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