PROTECTED
/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/
14
Scrabble
16
WWF
P(3) R(1) O(1) T(1) E(1) C(3) T(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition
/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/
verb
- To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.“Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.”
- (travel) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
adjective
- Defended
- (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.
Source: Wiktionary
