PROTECTED

protected, saved

(adjective) guarded from injury or destruction

protected

(adjective) kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; “the most protected spot I could find”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

protected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected)

defended

(programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

Antonyms

• unprotected

Hyponyms

• semi-protected

• WRP-protected

Verb

protected

simple past tense and past participle of protect

Anagrams

• deprotect

Source: Wiktionary


PROTECT

Pro*tect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protected; p. pr. & vb. n. Protecting.] Etym: [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]

Definition: To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak.

Syn.

– To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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