protection

Definitions

General English

• noun shelter, the process of being protected

Aviation

• noun the act of keeping something from harm, injury or damage

Banking

• noun the imposing of tariffs to protect domestic producers from competition from imports

Electronics

• Any materials, devices, or measures, such as fuses, coatings, insulators, shields, or ground fault circuit interrupters, which help prevent components, circuits, devices, equipment, systems, or personnel, from being damaged, or otherwise exposed to harmful conditions. Specific examples include overload protection, electrostatic discharge protection, and ground-fault protection.
• The safeguarding of data against loss, damage, unwanted modification, or unauthorized access. Such safeguards may be administrative, physical, or technical. Also called data protection, or information security.
• The act of providing protection (1), or protection (2). Also the condition of having such protection.

Law

• noun the fact of being safe and defended from harm

Medical

• noun the act of keeping a person or thing safe from harm

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Contexts for “protection”

8 definitions in context
• General English
• Aviation
• Banking
• Electronics
• Law
• Medical