protected

adj — 2 senses

protected

adj

/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/

1

defended

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Usually, Of a variable Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

Antonyms
improtected, non-protected, unprotected
Derived terms
atheroprotected, diprotected, monoprotected, neuroprotected, nonprotected, protected area, protected cruiser, protected democracy, protectedly, protected membrane roof, protected mode, protected name, protectedness, protected sex, protected term, protected title, semiprotected
Hyponyms
copy-protected, semi-protected, WRP-protected

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