partial protection
nounUK /ˈpɑː.ʃəl prəˈtek.ʃən/
US /ˈpɑːr.ʃəl prəˈtek.ʃən/
Partial protection means you are kept safe from only some of the danger, not all of it.
The thin blanket gave partial protection from the cold wind.
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2. A legal or official status in which someone or something is shielded from only some rules or harms.
The new law offers partial protection to small businesses.
3. In computing, a security setting that blocks only certain kinds of threats.
The app's partial protection stops spam but not viruses.
4. In health, a vaccine or medicine that lowers the chance of illness without fully preventing it.
The shot gives partial protection against the flu.