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firewire

firewire noun: a high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.

firewire: a high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard
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Noun

firewire (plural firewires)

  1. A high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.
  2. A system of wires or tubes designed to detect fire and trigger automatic fire-extinguishers in an aircraft engine compartment for example.

firewire meaning in Arabic

firewire in Arabic

a high speed digital link standard, IEEE 1394-1995
فَايْرْوَايْر fayrwayr

Forms of firewire

pluralfirewires

Origin of firewire

From fire + wire. In the first sense ("high-speed digital link standard"), the term was originally a trade name—capitalized FireWire—used by Apple Inc. as it developed the standard in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Questions about firewire

What does firewire mean?
Firewire means a high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.
What is firewire in Arabic?
Firewire in Arabic is فَايْرْوَايْر (fayrwayr). See Firewire meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is firewire?
Firewire is a noun.
What is the plural of firewire?
The plural of firewire is firewires.

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