protected

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Synonyms: projected, protested, protecter, protectee, protracted, protector, protect, unprotected, protester, prospected, protects

Antonyms: projected, protested, protecter, protectee, protracted, protector, protect, unprotected, protester, prospected, protects

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[defended]]
2. {{lb|en|programming|of a [[variable]], [[method]], etc.}} Having the ''protected'' [[access modifier]], indicating that a program element is accessible to [[subclass]]es but not to the [[program]] in general.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|protect||ed-form}}

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