Prevention vs Protection - What's the difference?
prevention | protection |
(obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks; hence, precaution; forethought.
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
* Shakespeare
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 prevention and protection
is that prevention is the act of going, or state of being, before while protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.prevention
English
Noun
- The greater the distance, the greater the prevention .
- (Hammond)
- (Shakespeare)
- (South)
- Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention .