Protectiveness vs. Protection

The quality of being protective.

The quality or state of being protective.

a feeling of protective affection

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

Example: ‘Raincoats give protection from rain.’;

The state of being safe.

A means of keeping or remaining safe.

A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.

(insurance) Coverage.

Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

(economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.

(computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

Example: ‘To your protection I commend me, gods.’;

That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.

Example: ‘Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.’;

A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.

Example: ‘He . . . gave them protections under his hand.’;

A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; - opposed to free trade.

the activity of protecting someone or something;

Example: ‘the witnesses demanded police protection’;

a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;

Example: ‘they had no protection from the fallout’; ‘wax provided protection for the floors’;

defense against financial failure; financial independence;

Example: ‘his pension gave him security in his old age’; ‘insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness’;

the condition of being protected;

Example: ‘they were huddled together for protection’; ‘he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home’;

kindly endorsement and guidance;

Example: ‘the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council’;

the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition;

Example: ‘he made trade protection a plank in the party platform’;

payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;

Example: ‘every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection’;

Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights.