Safety vs. Security

Safetynoun

The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

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(mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.

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(American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points for the opposite team.

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(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.

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(baseball) A safety squeeze.

Safetynoun

Preservation from escape; close custody.

Safetynoun

(dated) A safety bicycle.

Safetyverb

(transitive) To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.

Safetyverb

to secure a firing pin, as in guns, to keep the gun from firing

Safetynoun

The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.

Safetynoun

Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.

Safetynoun

Preservation from escape; close custody.

Safetynoun

the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; - it is distinguished from touchback, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See Touchdown. Same as Safety touchdown, below.

Safetynoun

Short for Safety bicycle.

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a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; - also called safety catch, safety lock, or lock.

Safetynoun

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions;

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a safe place;

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a device designed to prevent injury

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(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

Safetynoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Safetynoun

a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Safety

Safety is the state of being , the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.

Securitynoun

(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.

Securitynoun

(countable) Something that secures.

Securitynoun

An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.

Securitynoun

(legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.

Securitynoun

(legal) Freedom from apprehension.

Securitynoun

A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.W

Securitynoun

(finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.

Securitynoun

(finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.

Securitynoun

A guarantee.

Securitynoun

(obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.

Securitynoun

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

Securitynoun

Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

Securitynoun

That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.

Securitynoun

Freedom from risk; safety.

Securitynoun

One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.

Securitynoun

An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

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the state of being free from danger or injury;

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a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends;

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a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers;

Securitynoun

measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.;

Securitynoun

defense against financial failure; financial independence;

Securitynoun

freedom from anxiety or fear;

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an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

Securitynoun

property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation;

Securitynoun

a guarantee that an obligation will be met

Security

Security is freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems or any other entity or phenomenon vulnerable to unwanted change.