Keeping vs Protection - What's the difference?
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conformity or harmony.
charge or care.
* South
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
* Milton
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection . ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
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.
(lb) Coverage.
Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
(lb) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
(lb) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
As nouns the difference between keeping and protection
is that keeping is conformity or harmony while protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.As a verb keeping
is present participle of lang=en.keeping
English
Noun
- The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
- The foreground of this painting is not in keeping .
- His happiness is in his own keeping .
- The cattle have good keeping .
- the work of many hands, which earns my keeping
