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Meaning of packet filter :

 

In a firewall, a filter that inspects the headers of all incoming and outgoing packets and blocks transmissions based on certain source or destination ports or IP addresses, thereby enabling the firewall to stop attacks waged on specific ports and block access to malicious or forbidden sites. See firewall.

 

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