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Safeguard

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precautionnounA measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

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precautionnounA measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
safekeepingnounthe act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
protectionnounThe process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
protectverb(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
protectivenounServing or intended to protect.
protecteddefended
defendverb(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
defensenounThe action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
defencenounThe action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
guardiannounSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.
guardnounA person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
securementnounThe act of securing.
conservationnounThe act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
preservationnounThe act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
conservingAccompanied by conservation.
life-savingPreserving life; preventing death.
preservingnounpreservation
saveverb(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
savingnounA reduction in cost or expenditure.
backupnoun(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

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