"copy protection" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} copy protection (uncountable)
  1. A software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Copyright Hypernyms (copy-preventing mechanism; partial): digital rights management Translations (software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying): kontraŭkopia protekto (Esperanto), kopiosuojaus (Finnish), Kopierschutz [masculine] (German), protecție contra copierii (Romanian)

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