Definition of "firewire" []

• A high speed digital link standard originally developed by Apple Inc. now covered by the IEEE1394-1995 standard, usually spelled FireWire. (noun)
• A system of wires or tubes designed to detect fire and trigger automatic fire-extinguishers in an aircraft engine compartment for example. (noun)

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• "I would recommend as full of a backup as soon as possible, as my machine didn’t even stay running in firewire disk mode."
• "I've given up using the firewire was a great waste of time and money."
• "Burning CDs is alright for smaller items, but having an external drive which I hookup to via "firewire" is the best route for backing up lots of info."