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demilitarized zone (dict)
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Demilitarized ZoneIn military terms, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more groups, where military activity is not permitted, usually by treaty or other agreement. Often the demilitarized zone lies upon a line of control and forms a de-facto international border. Demilitarized zones have also unintentionally become wildlife preserves as they cause the land which they sit on to be too dangerous for construction. See also Korean Demilitarized Zone. Generally, "demilitarized" means converted to non-military use or purpose, returned to a civilian field. In such meaning the term is oftenly used in former Soviet countries both in Western and local (transliterated) languages. The term demilitarized zone (DMZ) also exists in the domain of computer networks. In this case it defines a zone where any servers which access the internet are placed. Servers inside this zone may be configured to access certain servers within an internal network. Famous Demilitarized zones Europe (see:Cyprus dispute) Rheinland was occupated and militarized in 1936 by Nazi Germany. - Lebanon: The Green Line was also a line of demarcation in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. It served to separate the Muslim Lebanese in West Beirut from the Christian Lebanese in East Beirut. It was so named because the line was always drawn in green on local maps. Many of the buildings along the "Green Line" were severely damaged or destroyed during the war. Since the end of hostilities, however, many of the buildings have been rebuilt
(see:Korean Demilitarized Zone)
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