Protection

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In Wikipedia, for page protection see Wikipedia:Protection policy.

Protection or protect, which generally means anything that helps to ward off some threat, may also refer to:

• Protection (album), by Massive Attack
• Protection (climbing), a climber's basic safety mechanism
• Protection (poker), type of bet made to strengthen vulnerable hands
• Personal protective equipment, to shield the body from hazards
• Power system protection, of electric systems against faults
• protection mechanism an aspect of computer architecture
• A condom (slang)
• A promised benefit from a protection racket, an extortion scheme
• Life insurance

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