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Insulated vs Protected - What's the difference?

insulated | protected |

As adjectives the difference between insulated and protected

is that insulated is protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material while protected is defended.

As verbs the difference between insulated and protected

is that insulated is (insulate) while protected is (protect).

insulated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
  • Placed or set apart.
    • an insulated house or column
  • * De Quincey
    • the special and insulated situation of the Jews
  • (of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
    • Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic.
  • (astronomy, dated) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (insulate)

    • Anagrams

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    protected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • defended.
  • Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

    • Antonyms

    * unprotected

    Derived terms

    * protected sex

    Verb

    (head)
  • (protect)

    • Anagrams

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