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Firewire, n.
Brit. |ˈfʌɪəˌwʌɪə|, U.S. |ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwaɪ(ə)r|
Forms: 19– FireWire, 19– Firewire, 19– firewire
[‹ fire n. + wire n.1]
1. A proprietary name for: a thermal sensing element consisting of a central wire surrounded by a temperature-sensitive enclosure, used to detect fires or overheating; a device incorporating this. Freq. attrib.
1967World Aerospace Syst. 3 192/1 An outstanding feature of the Graviner Firewire Triple FD 300 Series fire and overheat detection system selected for the Concorde is its ability to cater for the widely different conditions of supersonic and subsonic speed. 1979R. Prest F4 Phantom ii. 11 Occasionally an eagle-eyed aviator notices a crack here, a screw loose there, a wrongly fitted fire wire here. 1986Mining Mag. (Nexis) May 415 The system utilizes a special ‘Firewire’ sensing element consisting of a stainless steel capillary containing a wire coaxial electrode with an inverse temperature/resistance characteristic. 1987E. H. J. Pallett Aircraft Electr. Syst. (ed. 3) x. 163/1 To eliminate the use of a considerable number of units detectors, a continuous wire type detector system (known as a ‘firewire’ system) is normally used.
2. Computing. A proprietary name for: a standard high-speed data connector for connecting different kinds of digital device; the international standard governing this. Freq. attrib.
1993Future MIDI Protocol? in bit.listserv.emusic-l (Usenet newsgroup) 3 July The 'firewire' is highly unlikely to supplant midi because Apple would need near-unanimous approval before making this a viable option. 1993Electronic News 1 Nov. 2/1 Apple Computer and several others in the P1394 camp are expected to demonstrate what they call ‘FireWire’ technology. 1999Daily Tel. 22 Apr. (Connected section) 2/6 The device has firewire connections so that further hard drives can be added to increase capacity. 2003Amer. Photo July–Aug. 54/3 The camera has slots for both CF Type I/II and SmartMedia cards, plus a FireWire connection that greatly speeds downloading of image files. |