Safeguard
Measure preventing harm
A safeguard is a measure that protects against harm or unwanted outcomes: The constitution includes safeguards against tyranny, We installed surge protectors as a safeguard for the equipment.
To safeguard something is to protect it: safeguard your privacy, safeguard the children.
The word implies precaution—protection established before danger arrives rather than in response to it.
Handheld defensive armor
barrier · buffer · insurance · backup · failsafe · precaution · defense · shelter
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- auditFormal accounts examination
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
monitoring · watchdog · accountability · transparency · enforcement · standards · protocol · certification
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- passwordAuthentication string
- antivirusMalware detection program
cybersecurity · backup · privacy · two-factor · biometric · malware · phishing · breach
Mechanism requiring a key
- latchDoor-securing catch
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- cutoffPoint of termination
- interlockJoin by overlapping
deadbolt · brake · fuse · valve · sensor · alarm · override · shutoff
Justified claims to freedoms
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- democracyRule by the people
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
amendment · due process · habeas corpus · checks and balances · separation of powers · civil liberties · constitution · tribunal
shield
Handheld defensive armor
preserve · barrier · buffer · insurance · backup · failsafe · precaution · defense · shelter · armor
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- auditFormal accounts examination
inspection · monitoring · watchdog · accountability · transparency · enforcement · standards · protocol · certification · accreditation
encryption
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- passwordAuthentication string
antivirus · cybersecurity · backup · privacy · two-factor · biometric · malware · phishing · breach · hacking
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
interlock · deadbolt · brake · fuse · valve · sensor · alarm · override · shutoff · circuit breaker
rights
Justified claims to freedoms
judiciary · amendment · due process · habeas corpus · checks and balances · separation of powers · civil liberties · constitution · tribunal · oversight
- antibacterial soapsDial, Lifebuoy
- soapbar soap, liquid soap, hand soap, body soap, bath soap
- air defensesurface-to-air missile, air defense, anti-aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, Stinger
- dewormersivermectin, broad spectrum
- Household BrandsClorox, Lysol, Windex, Bounty, Charmin
Safeguardthreat
Indication of potential harm
danger · hazard · menace · peril · endangerment
Safeguardremedy
Curative treatment or fix
cure · fix · corrective · damage control · antidote
Safeguardvulnerability
Openness to harm
exposure · weakness · susceptibility · defenselessness · openness