Security

English Meaning

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
3. Something that gives or assures safety, as:
4. A group or department of private guards: Call building security if a visitor acts suspicious.
5. Measures adopted by a government to prevent espionage, sabotage, or attack.
6. 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.
7. Measures adopted to prevent escape: Security in the prison is very tight.
8. Something deposited or given as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge.
9. One who undertakes to fulfill the obligation of another; a surety.
10. A document indicating ownership or creditorship; a stock certificate or bond.