PROTECTION

'Protection' or 'protect', which generally means anything that helps to ward off some threat, may also refer to:

★ ''Protection'' (album), by Massive Attack

★ Protection (climbing), a climber's basic safety mechanism

★ Protection (poker), type of bet made to strengthen vulnerable hands

★ Personal protective equipment, to shield the body from hazards

★ Power system protection, of electric systems against faults

★ protection mechanism an aspect of computer architecture

★ A condom

★ A promised benefit from a protection racket, an extortion scheme