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The word protection, which generally means anything that helps to ward off some threat, has several jargon uses:

  • Civil protection, or Civil defense, is a function of civil society concerning the life, health, property and environment of citizens
  • Environmental protection, a political movement directed towards the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of the natural environment
  • Contraception (euphemism)
  • Protection (climbing), a climber's basic safety mechanism
  • Protection racket, an extortion scheme
  • Protectionism, in international trade, the institution of tarrifs and regulations on imports in order to protect domestic industry
  • Protective clothing, clothing that shields the body from hazards
  • Protectorate, in politics, a form of guardianship, the relationship between a strong power (the protector) and a weaker one, which either simply enjoys the benefit of help when needed, or is obliged to accept, which historically often amounted to de facto colonization
  • Ingress protection rating (IP), protection ranking of electronic equipment against objects or liquid
  • Power system protection, in power engineering, the protection of electric systems against faults
  • Protection (album), a 1994 album by Massive Attack
  • The Intercession (The Protection of the Theotokos), a feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church

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Visited by Cat Protection people yesterday and it looks all clear for two new rescue cats soon. Bonza!
kandidan (Dan Benson) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:11 -0000
Visited by Cat Protection people yesterday and it looks all clear for two new rescue cats soon. Bonza!

 
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