(Internet) A proxy that controls access to a resource based on access rights.

A title or job description that can only legally be used by persons who have completed a specific training course and/or are members of a particular trade association.

plural of protection course

Equipped with a copy protection mechanism.

(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

plural of protection racket

Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.

law enforcement agency tasked to safeguard a community or a person from crime.

plural of protecting group

plural of protected title