protected
Syllables: pro·tect·ed/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/
protected adjective: defended. Also the simple past and past participle of protect.
Adjective
protected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected)
- defended
- Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
Also used as
protected is also the simple past and past participle of protect.
protected meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
protected in Hindi
- संरक्षित
protected in Tamil
- பாதுகாக்கப்படுகிறது, பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டவை, பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட
protected in Marathi
- संरक्षित
protected in Gujarati
- સંરક્ષિત
More languagesFewer languages
- protected in Sanskrit
- गुप्त gupta
- protected in Nepali
- संरक्षित
Antonyms of protected
Forms of protected
| comparative | more protected |
|---|---|
| superlative | most protected |
Words formed from protected
Phrases with protected
Questions about protected
- What does protected mean?
- Protected means defended.
- What is protected in Hindi?
- Protected in Hindi is संरक्षित. See Protected meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is protected?
- Protected is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce protected?
- Protected is pronounced /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/.
Words near protected in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: protected (page history and authors); protected (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protected (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protected (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protected (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protected (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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