"information security" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} information security (uncountable)
  1. The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer science Synonyms: infosec Hypernyms: security Derived forms: information-security Translations (protection of information and information systems): siguria e informacionit (Albanian), أمن المعلومات (Arabic), տեղեկատվական անվտանգություն (teġekatvakan anvtangutʻyun) (Armenian), seguridá de la información [feminine] (Asturian), informasiya təhlükəsizliyi (Azerbaijani), informazioaren segurtasun (Basque), তথ্য নিরাপত্তা (tottho nirapotta) (Bengali), информационна сигурност (informacionna sigurnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), seguretat de la informació [feminine] (Catalan), 信息安全 (xìnxī ānquán) (Chinese Mandarin), informační bezpečnost [feminine] (Czech), informationssikkerhed (Danish), informatiebeveiliging [feminine] (Dutch), andmeturve (Estonian), tietoturvallisuus (Finnish), tietoturva (Finnish), sécurité de l’information [feminine] (French), Informationsicherheit [feminine] (German), Informationssicherheit [feminine] (German), אבטחת מידע (Hebrew), सूचना सुरक्षा (sūcnā surakṣā) (Hindi), információbiztonság (Hungarian), fróðöryggi [neuter] (Icelandic), keamanan informasi (Indonesian), 情報セキュリティ (Japanese), ақпараттық қауіпсіздік (aqparattyq qauıpsızdık) (Kazakh), 정보 보안 (jeongbo boan) (Korean), informācijas drošība [feminine] (Latvian), информациска безбедност (informaciska bezbednost) [feminine] (Macedonian), keselamatan maklumat (Malay), мэдээллийн аюулгүй байдал (medeelliin ajuulgüj bajdal) (Mongolian), datasikkerhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ତଥ୍ୟ ନିରାପତ୍ତା (tôthyô nirapôtta) (Odia), اطلاعاتي خوندیتوب (Pashto), امنیت اطلاعات (Persian), segurança da informação [feminine] (Portuguese), ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ (jāṇkārī dī surakkhiā) (Punjabi), securitatea informației (Romanian), информацио́нная безопа́сность (informaciónnaja bezopásnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), informacijska varnost [feminine] (Slovene), seguridad de la información [feminine] (Spanish), datasikkerhet informationssäkerhet [common-gender] (Swedish), தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு (takaval pātukāppu) (Tamil), การรักษาความปลอดภัยทางข้อมูล (Thai), bilgi güvenliği (Turkish), інформаці́йна безпе́ка (informacíjna bezpéka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), axborot xavfsizligi (Uzbek), an toàn thông tin (Vietnamese)

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          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "tôthyô nirapôtta",
          "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
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          "word": "datasikkerhet informationssäkerhet"
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          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "takaval pātukāppu",
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          "word": "தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "word": "bilgi güvenliği"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "informacíjna bezpéka",
          "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "інформаці́йна безпе́ка"
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          "code": "uz",
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          "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
          "word": "axborot xavfsizligi"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
          "word": "an toàn thông tin"
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      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
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      "roman": "sūcnā surakṣā",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
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      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
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      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "keamanan informasi"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "情報セキュリティ"
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aqparattyq qauıpsızdık",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "ақпараттық қауіпсіздік"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeongbo boan",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "정보 보안"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "keselamatan maklumat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "medeelliin ajuulgüj bajdal",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "мэдээллийн аюулгүй байдал"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "datasikkerhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "tôthyô nirapôtta",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "ତଥ୍ୟ ନିରାପତ୍ତା"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "اطلاعاتي خوندیتوب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "امنیت اطلاعات"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "segurança da informação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "jāṇkārī dī surakkhiā",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "securitatea informației"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "informaciónnaja bezopásnostʹ",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "информацио́нная безопа́сность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "informacijska varnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seguridad de la información"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "datasikkerhet informationssäkerhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "takaval pātukāppu",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "การรักษาความปลอดภัยทางข้อมูล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "bilgi güvenliği"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "informacíjna bezpéka",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "інформаці́йна безпе́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "axborot xavfsizligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "protection of information and information systems",
      "word": "an toàn thông tin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "information security"
}

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