protected

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: pro‧tect‧ed

protected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected)

1. defended
2. (programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

• improtected
• unprotected

protected

1. simple past and past participle of protect

• deprotect