(transitive, intransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. / The state of being safe. / A means of keeping or remaining safe.

Serving or intended to protect. / Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.

(Britain) Something that protects. / A condom.

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.

simple past tense and past participle of protect

present participle and gerund of protect

Misspelling of protectability.

The ability to receive protection.

In a protective manner.