• IPA: /pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

protection

1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

   Raincoats give protection from rain.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175 ↗:

     But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window […].

2. The state of being safe.
3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
5. (insurance) Coverage.
6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
7. (obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
8. (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
9. (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

• protect

• French: protection
• German: Schutz
• Italian: protezione
• Portuguese: protecção, proteção (Brazil)
• Russian: защи́та
• Spanish: protección