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Network filter may refer to:

• Firewall (computing), especially a packet filter, to control inbound and outbound network traffic at the device or local-area-network level
• A computer and network surveillance device or software, of a variety of types
• An Internet filter, software (or firmware) that performs content control and blockage
• A filter (signal processing) of any of several types, as used on a network line or to adjust a wireless network signal, to improve signal quality by removing "noise" (interference)
  • A line conditioner of any of several types, as used on a network line, especially:
    • Attenuator (electronics), an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of an electronic signal, as used on an Ethernet or other electrical network line
    • Optical attenuator, an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of an optical signal, as used on a fiberoptic network line

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