Because the old oak was deemed protectible by environmental regulations, developers revised their plans to preserve it.

The old chronicle names him the village's protecter, a role handed down for generations.

The protecters formed a human shield around the injured civilians to keep them safe.

He carried a whistle for self-protection when walking home alone at night.

The umpire warned the bowler for running across the protected area during his follow-through.

The CEO insisted on close protection while traveling through the high-risk area.

To synthesize the target molecule, the chemist temporarily installed a protecting group on the alcohol before performing the oxidation.

When the system switches into protected mode, the operating system can use paging and memory protection to isolate processes and prevent crashes caused by errant programs.

They always practice protected sex to reduce the risk of STIs and unintended pregnancy.

The software's copy protection caused compatibility issues on older computers.