protection

English Online Dictionary. What means protection‎? What does protection mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈtɛkʃən/
• Hyphenation: pro‧tec‧tion
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)

1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
2. The state of being safe.
3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
5. (insurance) Coverage.
6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
7. (obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
8. (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
9. (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
10. (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).

Derived terms

Related terms

• protect

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French protection, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiōnem (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.tɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

protection f (plural protections)

1. protection

Related terms

Further reading

• “protection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• picoteront