security measures
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3.7
- noun
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medidas de seguridad
- The stadium's security measures include bag checks and metal detectors to ensure the safety of all guests.
- take security measures
- implement security measures
- develop security measures
And I will for whatever reasons, get rid of all the security measures.
- And I will for whatever reasons, get rid of all the security measures.
- But online there's, there's various ways people can try to cheat, but there's also really good security measures in place to catch them.
- All prisoners were getting stuffed up by stupid security measures.
- But that way of looking at privacy puts the people who are doing the security measures on the back foot.
Examples
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A judgment has to be made regarding the extent of investment in security measures.
Academic text (2003) -
I thought every embassy had standard hard-target security measures.
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Are the security measures in place?
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If people would just use basic security measures, the Net would be a lot less dangerous.
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I'm just saying maybe we should look over those security measures.
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I'm sure your security measures are very good.
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We have to employ these entirely new security measures.
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Law enforcement officials should be used in assessing and developing these security measures.
Academic text (2000) -
There has been little discussion about expectations by college students regarding security measures in workplaces.
Academic text (2008) -
Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States has developed some security measures along its "third border" in the Caribbean.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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4.0
A way to protect someone or something from harm
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3.1
A rule or tool that protects computers and data from access without permission
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3.5
A set of programs and rules that control access to computer networks
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4.4
An action or tool that protects a country from attack
Antonyms
How Protective
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3.2
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'security' (protection) with 'measures' (actions taken), so its meaning — actions or devices to provide protection — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a regular compositional noun phrase pattern found across languages, so an average B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Security measures creates a simple picture: imagine locks, guards and cameras as measures people use to give security to a building or to important data. So security measures are the actions or devices used 'to keep safe' and 'to stop people who should not get in'.