DeMilitarized Zone

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DMZ
Pronunciation
/diˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd zoʊn/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Networking

Examples in Context

  1. The area could be turned into a demilitarized zone.
  2. In the days that followed, both sides pulled back, leaving a demilitarized zone between them.
  3. A Demilitarized Zone enables further protection from malicious or unauthorized access attempts from outside the Enterprise Secure Zone.
  4. Among these is the " truce village " of Panmunjom, located in the demilitarized zone ( DMZ ) separating North and South Korea.
  5. Onshore, it was escorted by soldiers who eventually carried the flame to the northernmost edge of the demilitarized zone, where it could be seen from North Korea.

Other meanings of DMZ