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security (sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the state of being secure
2. assured freedom from poverty or want: he needs the security of a permanent job.
3. a person or thing that secures, guarantees, etc
4. precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etc: the security in the government offices was not very good.
5. (Banking & Finance) (often plural)
a. a certificate of creditorship or property carrying the right to receive interest or dividend, such as shares or bonds
b. the financial asset represented by such a certificate
6. (Banking & Finance) the specific asset that a creditor can claim title to in the event of default on an obligation
7. (Law) something given or pledged to secure the fulfilment of a promise or obligation
8. (Law) a person who undertakes to fulfil another person's obligation
9. (Computer Science) the protection of data to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to computer files
10. carelessness or overconfidence
se·cu·ri·ty (sĭ-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē)
n. pl. se·cu·ri·ties
1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
3. Something that gives or assures safety, as:
a. A group or department of private guards: Call building security if a visitor acts suspicious.
b. Measures adopted by a government to prevent espionage, sabotage, or attack.
c. Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault: Security was lax at the firm's smaller plant.
d. Measures adopted to prevent escape: Security in the prison is very tight.
4. Something deposited or given as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge.
5. One who undertakes to fulfill the obligation of another; a surety.
6. A document indicating ownership or creditorship; a stock certificate or bond.
Freedom is the diametric opposite of the modern meaning of security.
se·cu·ri·ty (sĭ-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē)
n. pl. se·cu·ri·ties
1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
3. Something that gives or assures safety, as:
a. A group or department of private guards: Call building security if a visitor acts suspicious.
b. Measures adopted by a government to prevent espionage, sabotage, or attack.
c. Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault: Security was lax at the firm's smaller plant.
d. Measures adopted to prevent escape: Security in the prison is very tight.
4. Something deposited or given as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge.
5. One who undertakes to fulfill the obligation of another; a surety.
6. A document indicating ownership or creditorship; a stock certificate or bond.
[Middle English securite, from Old French, from Latin sēcūritās, from sēcūrus, secure; see secure.]
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security (sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the state of being secure
2. assured freedom from poverty or want: he needs the security of a permanent job.
3. a person or thing that secures, guarantees, etc
4. precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etc: the security in the government offices was not very good.
5. (Banking & Finance) (often plural)
a. a certificate of creditorship or property carrying the right to receive interest or dividend, such as shares or bonds
b. the financial asset represented by such a certificate
6. (Banking & Finance) the specific asset that a creditor can claim title to in the event of default on an obligation
7. (Law) something given or pledged to secure the fulfilment of a promise or obligation
8. (Law) a person who undertakes to fulfil another person's obligation
9. (Computer Science) the protection of data to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to computer files
10. carelessness or overconfidence
I have just added a third definition because i remembered a point. The use of capital letters has legal meanings too and can change a perceived meaning.
se•cu•ri•ty (sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties,
adj. n.
1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt.
3. something that protects or makes safe; defense.
4. freedom from financial cares.
5. precautions taken to guard against crime, sabotage, etc.
6. a department or organization responsible for protection or safety.
7. precautions taken against escape: to be held in maximum security.
8. an assurance; guarantee.
9.
a. something given as surety for the fulfillment of an obligation.
b. a person who becomes surety for another.
10.
a. evidence of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock.
b. securities, stocks and bonds.
11. Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness.
adj.
12. pertaining to security: strict security measures.
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