adj

protected

pruh-TEHK-tihd

adj

Kept safe from harm, damage, or destruction.

"This species is protected under national law."

"The site is a protected historical landmark."

In programming, describing a class member accessible to subclasses but not the wider program.

"The method was marked protected so only subclasses could call it."

How to Use Protected

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishKept safe by some rule, law, or barrier — or, in coding, restricted to a class and its subclasses.

more protected comparative, most protected superlative

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This species is _____ under national law.

improtected non-protected unprotected

vulnerable unprotected

erected elected expected dejected directed affected detected selected effected infected projected deflected

improtected non-protected unprotected vulnerable