Protection

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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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