SECURITY SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does security system mean? 

• SECURITY SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun SECURITY SYSTEM has 2 senses:

1. (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks

2. an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

  Familiarity information: SECURITY SYSTEM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECURITY SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("security system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "security system"):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

security; security measure; security system

Hypernyms ("security system" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)