protective measure

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

Any precautionary action, procedure or installation conceived or undertaken to guard or defend from harm persons, property or the environment.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →

§1: Any precautionary action, procedure or installation conceived or undertaken to guard or defend from harm persons, property or the environment.

NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →

§1 · attested_usage_pack_match: No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: Any precautionary action, procedure or installation conceived or undertaken to guard or defend from harm persons, property or the environment.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column