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Sherime Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
"safety" or "security"?
could any one tell me the difference between "safety" and "security"?
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'Safety' is usually against danger, where 'security' is usually against loss. Safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions. Security: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
- 'Safety' is usually against danger, where 'security' is usually against loss.
- Safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.
- Security: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
- The uses do of course often overlap, and the words have disparate uses as well.
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'Safety' is usually against danger, where 'security' is usually against loss.
Safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.
Security: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
The uses do of course often overlap, and the words have disparate uses as well.
Safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.
Security: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
The uses do of course often overlap, and the words have disparate uses as well.
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