protected

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/ Hyphenation: pro‧tect‧ed === Adjective === protected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected) defended (programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general. ==== Antonyms ==== improtected non-protected unprotected ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === protected simple past and past participle of protect === Anagrams === deprotect