Chinese Wall

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An information barrier within an organization, designed to ensure internal confidentiality; frequently used to prevent conflicts of interest. idiomatic,jargon
    — I concur in the opinion of Justice Haning, but write separately to comment on the apparently widespread use of the term "Chinese Wall" to describe the type of screening mechanism discussed in this case. While our opinion uses the term "screen," both the parties and the trial court used the term "Chinese Wall," which seems to have become a term of art. I write to express my profound objection to the use of this phrase in this context.

词形变化

Chinese Walls plural Chinese wall alternative Chinese firewall alternative

词源

The expression Chinese Wall comes from the Great Wall of China and became a metaphor of barriers, known to go back to the United States stock market crash of 1929. The U.S. government saw the need to maintain separation (or an information barrier) between investment bankers and brokerage firms, to limit the conflict of interest between the two. The first use of Chinese Wall in the general context of keeping confidentiality is unclear.
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