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Safety vs. Security
Safety
/ˈseɪfti/Examples:
'Bomb-fusing master safeties on.He must – and yet the safety of these woods, too.I was terrified for her safety!
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Security
/sɪˈkjʊərəti/Examples:
The securities are not here.In that relative security he began to think about physics again.This is a maximum security area.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Safety refers to the prevention of accidents or incidents that could lead to injury or harm, often in a physical context.
- Security involves protection against deliberate threats, such as theft or attacks, and is often associated with measures to prevent these threats.
- While safety is about minimizing risks and accidents, security is about establishing defense against intentional harm.
- You might enhance safety by implementing procedures, while security could involve installing surveillance or alarms.
- Think of safety as reducing dangers that occur by chance, and security as deterring dangers imposed by choice.
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