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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited;
- Example: "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea"
[syn: demilitarized zone, DMZ]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

DMZ n 1: a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" [syn: demilitarized zone, DMZ]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

DMZ DeMilitarized Zone (LAN, Internet)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

DMZ [common] Literally, De-Militarized Zone. Figuratively, the portion of a private network that is visible through the network's firewalls (see firewall machine). Coined in the late 1990s as jargon, this term is now borderline techspeak.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

De-Militarised Zone DMZ (DMZ) (From the military term for an area between two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies. They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link regional networks with routers to internal networks. Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the regional networks. Compare red zone. (1995-02-23)