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SecurityNoun1. The state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security". 2. A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities". 3. A department responsible for the security of the institutions property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman". 4. Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising". 5. Defense against financial failure; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness". 6. Freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security". 7. An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in. 8. Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security". 9. A guarantee that an obligation will be met. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "security" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Etymology: Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, noun; plural Securities. [Latin securitas: compare to French s['e]curit['e]. See Secure, and compare to Surety.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Business | An amount deposited by a guarantor as a guarantee of his carrying out his obligations. Source: European Union. (references) |
Computing | The protection of computers and their services from all natural and human-made hazards, that provides an assurance that the computer performs its critical functions correctly; it includes also protection against unauthorized modification, destruction, denial of service. Source: European Union. (references) |
Economics | 1. Property pledged as collateral to a debt. 2. Protection; assurance; indemnification. 3. A document that indicates evidence of indebtedness or of equity interest - including notes, bonds, debentures, stocks, certificate of interest, etc. which may be traded on an exchange. (references) |
Finance | Any medium of investment in the money market or capital market, e. g. a money-market instrument, a bond or a share. Source: European Union. (references) |
| (1) the collateral that is given, deposited, or pledged to guarantee an obligation or the payment of a debt. For example, the property on which a mortgage is issued is the security for the mortgage loan. (2) a financial instrument that provides evidence of a debt, or of rights to share in earnings or the distribution of property. Stocks and bonds are securities. (3) measures taken to protect property against theft or vandalism. (references) | |
Military | 1. The condition achieved when designated information, materiel, personnel, activities and installations are protected against espionage, sabotage, subversion and terrorism, as well as against loss or unauthorized disclosure. 2. The measures necessary to achieve this condition. 3. The organizations responsible for those measures. See also counterintelligence; physical security; port security; protective security; security intelligence; subversion. (references) |
Slang | Noun. Source: Unknown. Definition: When something is out of sorts and when customers are rude or obnoxious. Context: Yelled when something is bothering you. Social Source: Red Mill employees, Seattle WA. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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Many current computer systems have a very poor level of computer security. This computer insecurity article describes the current battlefield of computer security exploits and defenses. Please see the secure computing article for an alternative approach, based on security engineering principles.Most current real-world computer security effort focuses on external threats, and generally treats the computer system itself as a trusted system.
Many knowledgeable observers consider this a disastrous mistake, and point out that this distinction is the cause of much of the insecurity of current computer systems -- once an attacker has subverted one part of a system without fine-grained security, he or she usually has access to most or all of the features of that system. Because computer systems are very complex, and cannot be guaranteed to be free of defects, this security stance tends to produce insecure systems.
In particular, this approach has been predominant in the design of many Microsoft software products, due to the long-standing Microsoft policy of emphazing functionality and 'ease of use' over security. Microsoft claims that this is the result of consumer choice. Since Microsoft products currently dominate the desktop and home computing markets, this has led to unfortunate effects. However, the problems described here derive from the security stance taken by software and hardware vendors generally, rather than any technical or moral failing of a single vendor. Microsoft is not out of line in this respect, just more prominent, and its mistakes more pervasive.
Severe financial damage has been caused by computer security breaches, but estimating reliable costs is quite difficult. Figures in the billions of dollars have been quoted in relation to the damage caused by computer worms like Code Red, but such estimates are likely exaggerated. However, other losses, such as those caused by the compromise of credit card information, can be more easily determined, and they have been substantial.
There are many similarities (yet many fundamental differences) between computer and physical security.
Just like real-world security, the motivations for breaches of computer security vary between attackers, sometimes called hackers or crackerss. Some are teenage thrill-seekers or vandals (the kind often responsible for defacing web sites); similarly, some web site defacements are done to make political statements. However, some attackers are highly skilled and motivated with the goal of compromising computers for financial gain or espionage. An example of the latter is Markus Hess who spied for the KGB and was ultimately caught because of the efforts of Clifford Stoll, who wrote an amusing and accurate book, The Cuckoo's Egg about his experiences. For those seeking to prevent security breaches, the first step is usually to attempt to identify what might motivate an attack on the system, how much the continued operation and information security of the system are worth, and who might be motivated to breach it. The precautions required for a home PC are very different for those of banks' Internet banking system, and different again for a classified military network. Other computer security writers suggest that, since an attacker using a network need know nothing about you or what you have on your computer, attacker motivation is inherently impossible to determine beyod guessing. If true, blocking all possible attacks is the only plausible action to take.
To understand something about techniques for securing a computer system, it is important to first understand the various types of "attacks" that can be made against it. These threats can typically be classified into a number of categories:
Computer code is regarded by some as just a form of mathematics. It is theoretically possible to prove the correctness of computer programs (within very limited circumstances) though the likelihood of actually achieving this in large-scale practical systems is regarded as unlikely in the extreme by most with practical experience in the industry -- see Bruce Schneier et al.
- Code exploits: Software flaws are often exploited to gain control of a computer, or to cause it to operate in an unexpected manner. Many development methodologies rely on testing to ensure the quality of any code released; this process often fails to discover extremely unusual potential exploits.
- Eavesdropping: Any data that is transmitted over a network is at some risk of being intercepted, or even modified by a malicious person. Even machines that operate as a closed system (ie, with no contact to the outside world) can be eavesdropped upon via monitoring the faint electro-magnetic transmissions generated by the hardware, such as TEMPEST.
- Social engineering and human error: A computer systems is no more secure than the human systems responsible for its operation. Malicious individuals have regularly penetrated well-designed, secure computer systems by taking advantage of the carelessness of trusted individuals, or by deliberately deceiving them.
- Denial of service attacks: Denial of service attacks differ slightly from those listed above, in that they are not primarily a means to gain unauthorized access or control of a system. They are instead designed to overload the capabilities of a machine or network, and thereby render it unusable. This type of attack is, in practice, very hard to prevent, because the behavior of whole networks needs to be analyzed, not only of small pieces of code.
- Indirect attacks: are those in which one or more of the attack types above are launched from a third party computer which has been taken over remotely. The term usually used is 'zombified'. By using someone else's computer to launch an attack, it becomes far more difficult to track down the actual attacker.
- Backdoors: are methods of bypassing normal authentication or giving remote access to a computer to somebody who knows about the backdoor, while intended to remain hidden to casual inspection. The backdoor may take the form of an installed program (e.g., Back Orifice) or could be a modification to a legitimate program.
It's also possible to protect messages in transit (ie, communications) by means of cryptography. One method of encryption -- the one-time pad -- has been proven to be unbreakable when correctly used. Unfortunately it's very difficult to use properly, and highly inconvenient as well. Other methods of encryption, while breakable in theory, are often virtually impossible to directly break by any means publicly known today. Breaking them requires some non-cryptographic input, such as a stolen key, stolen plaintext (at either end of the transmission), or some other extra cryptanalytic information.
Social engineering and physical attacks can only be prevented by non-computer means, which are very difficult to enforce. Even in a highly disciplined environment, such as in military organizations, social engineering attacks are still difficult to prevent.
In practice, only a small fraction of computer program code is mathematically proven, or even goes through extensive security audits, so it's usually possible for a determined cracker to read, copy, alter or destroy data in well secured computers. You can reduce a cracker's chances by keeping your systems up to date, using a security scanner or/and hiring competent people responsible for security. The effects of data loss/damage can be reduced by careful backing up and insurance.
Computer security may be generally accomplished by three distinct processes: 1) Prevention, 2) Detection, and 3) Response. Firewalls are by far the most common prevention systems from a network security perspective as they can (if properly configured) block packet types and in so doing prevent some attacks. Access controls and cryptography can protect systems and data, respectively. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are designed to detect network attacks in progress and/or assist in post-attack forensics, while audit trails and logs serve a similar function for individual systems. "Response" is necessarily defined by the security requirements of an individual system and may cover the range from complete destruction of the system to notification of legal authorities, counter-attacks, and the like.
Today, computer security comprises mainly "preventive" measures, like firewalls or an Exit Procedure. We could liken a firewall to the building of a good fence around your warehouse. Firewalls are common amongst meachines that are permanently connected to the Internet (though not universal, as demonstrated by the large numbers of machines "cracked" by worms like Code Red which would have been protected by a properly-configured firewall). However, fewer organisations maintaining computer systems operate effective detection systems, and fewer still have organised response mechanisms in place.
Responding forcefully to attempted security breaches (in the manner that one would for attempted physical security breaches) is often very difficult for a variety of reasons:
- Identifying attackers is difficult, as they are often in a different jurisdiction to the systems they attempt to breach, and operate through proxies, temporary anonymous dial-up accounts, and other anonymising procedures which make backtracing difficult and are often located in yet another jurisdiction. If they successfully breach security, they are often able to delete logs to cover their tracks.
- The sheer number of attempted attacks is so large that organisations cannot spend time pursuing each attacker (a typical home user with a permanent (eg, cable modem) connection will be attacked at least several times per day, so more attractive targets could be presumed to see many more).
- Law enforcement officers are often unfamiliar with information technology, and so lack the skills and interest in pursuing attackers.
Further reading
Computer security is a highly complex field, and is relatively immature. The ever-greater amounts of money dependent on electronic information make protecting it a growing industry and an active research topic.
There is an extensive culture associated with electronic security; see electronic underground community.
See also
- computing
- cryptology
- cryptography
- defensive programming
- full disclosure
- hacking
- physical security
- security engineering
References
- Ross J. Anderson, Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, ISBN 0471389226
- Bruce Schneier, Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, ISBN 0471253111
- Anderson, Ross - Why Information Security is Hard - An Economic Perspective
External links
- Participating With Safety, a guide to electronic security threats from the viewpoint of civil liberties organisations. Licensed under the GFDL.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Computer insecurity."
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National security describes the measures taken by a state to ensure its survival and security.Measures taken to ensure national security include:
See also:
- the maintenance of armed forces
- civil defence measures and emergency preparedness
- attempts to create resilience and redundancy in national infrastructure
- the maintenance of intelligence services to detect threats
- the protection of sensitive information
- Nuclear deterrence
National Security is also a movie, made in 2003, starring Martin Lawrence. See National Security (movie).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National security."
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A secure computing platform is designed so that those agents who should not be able to perform certain actions cannot do them, while those agents who should be able to perform certain actions can do them. The actions in question can be reduced to operations of access, modification and deletion.
It is important to understand that in a secure system, the legitimate users of that system are still able to do what they should be able to do. In the case of a computer system sequestered in a vault without any means of power or communication, the term 'secure' is applied in a pejorative sense only.
It is also important to distinguish the techniques employed to increase a system's security from the issue of that system's security status. In particular, systems which contain fundamental flaws in their security designs cannot be made secure without compromising their utility. Consequently, most computer systems cannot be made secure even after the application of extensive "computer security" measures.
There are two different cultures of security in computing. One focuses mainly on external threats, and generally treats the computer system itself as a trusted system. See the article computer insecurity for a description of the current state of the art in this approach.
Computer security by design
The other regards the computer system itself as largely an untrusted system, and redesigns it to make it more secure in a number of ways.
This technique enforces privilege separation, where an entity has only the privileges that are needed for its function. That way, even if an attacker has subverted one part of the system, fine-grained security ensures that it is just as difficult for them to subvert the rest.
Futhermore, by breaking the system up into smaller components, the complexity of individual components is reduced, opening up the possibility of using techniques such as automated theorem proving to prove the correctness of crucial software subsystems. Where formal correctness proofs are not possible, rigorous use of code review and unit testing measures can be used to try to make modules as secure as possible.
The design should use "defense in depth", where more than one subsystem needs to be compromised to compromise the security of the system and the information it holds. Subsystems should default to secure settings, and wherever possible should be designed to "fail secure" rather than "fail insecure" (see fail safe for the equivalent in safety engineering). Ideally, a secure system should require a deliberate, conscious, knowledgeable and free decision on the part of legitimate authorities in order to make it insecure.
In addition, security should not be an all-or-nothing issue. The designers and operators of systems should assume that security breaches are inevitable in the long term. Full audit trails should be kept of system activity, so that when a security breach occurs, the mechanism and extent of the breach can be determined. Finally, full disclosure helps to ensure that when bugs are found the "window of vulnerability" is kept as short as possible.
Early history of security by design
The early Multics operating system was notable for its early emphasis on computer security by design, and Multics was possibly the very first operating system to be designed as a secure system from the ground up. In spite of this, Multics security was broken, not once, but repeatedly. This led to further work on computer security that prefigured modern security engineering techniques.
Techniques for creating secure systems
The following techniques can be used in engineering secure systems. Note that these techniques, whilst useful, do not of themselves ensure security -- a security system is no stronger than its weakest link.
Cryptographic techniques can be used to defend data in transit between systems, reducing the probability that data exchanged between systems can be intercepted or modified.
Strong authentication techniques can be used to ensure that communication end-points are who they say they are.
Secure cryptoprocessors can be used to leverage physical security techniques into protecting the security of the computer system.
Chain of trust techniques can be used to attempt to ensure that all software loaded has been certified as authentic by the system's designers.
Mandatory access control can be used to ensure that privileged access is withdrawn when privileges are revoked. For example, deleting a user account should also stop any processes that are running with that user's privileges.
Capability and access control list techniques can be used to ensure privilege separation and mandatory access control. The next sections discuss their use.
Capabilities vs. ACLs
Within computer systems, the two fundamental means of enforcing privilege separation are access control lists (ACLs) and capabilities. The semantics of ACLs have been proven to be insecure in many situations (e.g., Confused Deputy Problem). It has also been shown that ACL's promise of giving access to an object to only one person can never be guaranteed in practice. Both of these problems are resolved by capabilities.
Unfortunately, for various historical reasons, capabilities have been restricted to research operating systems and commercial OSes still use ACLs.
The Cambridge CAP computer demonstrated the use of capabilities, both in hardware and software, in the 1970s, so this technology is hardly new. A reason for the lack of adoption of capabilities may be that ACLs appeared to offer a 'quick fix' for security without pervasive redesign of the operating system and hardware.
A good example of a current secure system is Eros.
Further reading
Computer security is a highly complex field, and it is relatively immature. The ever-greater amounts of money dependent on electronic information make protecting it a growing industry and an active research topic.
See also: security engineering, authentication, cryptology, cryptography, physical security, hacking, cracking, shellcodes, electronic underground community, Defensive programming, full disclosure, INFOSEC, COMSEC
References:
- Ross J. Anderson, Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, ISBN 0471389226
- Bruce Schneier, Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, ISBN 0471253111
- David A. Wheeler, Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO (GFDL License)
- Paul A. Karger, Roger R. Schell. Thirty Years Later: Lessons from the Multics Security Evaluation. IBM white paper.
- Computer Security Fact Forum Framework
- Intro to Caps
- ACLs vs. Caps
- Intro to Cap Security
- Why aren't Caps and ACLs equivalent?
- Open Source Distributed Capabilities
- REST and capability-based security
- The Cambridge CAP capability-based computer architecture
- Online book: "Capability-Based Computer Systems" by Henry M. Levy
- Henry M. Levy - Capability-Based Computer Systems. Digital Press, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1984, ISBN 0932376223 (out of print -- text available online on author's website)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Secure computing."
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Security or safety is being free from danger, i.e. it is impossible that something very bad will happen. In absolute sense this is hardly possible, it is a relative matter. The term can be used with reference to crime, accidents of all kinds, etc.
In finance, a security is an instrument traded in the financial markets. See Securities.
In private security, security is the result of services provided to prevent, deter, detect and/or document crime, fire, disorder or violations of company rules. These services may be provided by a security guard or by alarms, security cameras, or as a routine part of the performance of every employee's duties (especially in smaller companies).
Compare with: National security
In telecommunication, the term security has the following meanings:
Sources: from Federal Standard 1037C and adapted from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
- A condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
- With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access to official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national security.
- Measures taken by a military unit, an activity or installation to protect itself against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness.
Proposed alternative definition:
- When our expectations are met, we can say that quality has been met. When our expectations are met once and again, despite of errors, catastrophes and attacks which in principle could prevent our expectations to be met, we can say that security has been met. Security is not falsable (Popper). We can prove than there has been a security failure, but we can´t prove that there hasn't. Security measures improve the likeliness of expectations to be met, and therefore improve security. With respect to classified matter there is an expectation of the classified matter to remain secret for as long as we wish. A control access system is the security measure that helps this expectation to be accomplished.
In American football, a safety is the act by which one team gains two points when an opponent possessing the ball is tackled in his own end zone, or runs out of bounds in his own end zone.
See also classified information, insecurity, information security, computer security, hacking, cracking, phreaking.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Security."
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Securities are tradeable interests representing financial value. They are often represented by a certificate. They include shares of corporate stock or mutual funds, bondss issued by corporations or governmental agencies, stock options and other derivative securities, limited partnership units, and various other formal "investment instruments."Securities are generally considered able to be traded on an exchange, and therefore registered with the SEC, though some may never trade on an exchange and some are exempt from registration.
Due to the difficulty of creating a general definition that covers all securities, the United States SEC attempts to define "securities" exhaustively (and not very prcisely) as: "any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease, any collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or in general, any instrument commonly known as a "security"; or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing; but shall not include currency or any note, draft, bill of exchange, or banker's acceptance which has a maturity at the time of issuance of not exceeding nine months, exclusive of days of grace, or any renewal thereof the maturity of which is likewise limited." --Section 3a item 10 of the 1934 Act.
Banknotes, checks, and some bills of exchange do not fall into this category. Securities that have already been issued may also be traded; this trading is called the aftermarket.
In the U.S., dealing in securities is heavily regulated by both the federal authorities (chiefly the S.E.C) and state authorities.
See also: Financial markets, Financial supervision, Finance
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Security (finance)."
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A security guard is a private person who is employed to protect property and people. Usually security guards are uniformed and act to protect property by observing (either directly, through patrols, or by watching alarm systems or video cameras) for signs of crime, fire or disorder; then reporting any incidents to their client, employer and emergency services as appropriate. Security guards also perform access control at building entrances and vehicle gates by ensuring that employees and visitors display proper passes or identification before entering the facility. Security guards are often called upon to respond to minor emergencies (lost persons, lockouts, dead vehicle batteries, etc.) and to assist in serious emergencies by guiding emergency responders to the scene of the incident and documenting what happened on an incident report.The security guard motto is to "observe and report." Contrary to popular belief, security guards are not normally expected to make arrests or otherwise act as police officers. However, security guards do enforce company rules and can act (as would any other person) if necessary to protect lives or property. Security guards are often trained to operate emergency equipment, perform first aid, take accurate notes and write effective reports, and perform other tasks as required by the property they are protecting.
Security guards are either "in-house" (i.e. employed by the same company they protect) or "contract," working for a private security company which protects many locations. Some large private security companies in the USA include Pinkerton, Burns, Wackenhut, Allied, and Guardsmark.
One major economic justification for security guards is that insurance companies (particularly fire insurance carriers) will give substantial rate discounts to sites which have a 24-hour presence. This is because having a security guard on site increases the odds that any fire will be reported to the local fire department before a total loss occurs. Also, the presence of security guards (particularly in combination with effective security procedures) tends to diminish "shrinkage," theft, employee misconduct and safety rule violations, or even sabotage.
Most U.S. states and countries require a license to work as a security guard. This license may include a criminal background check and/or training requirements. Most security guards do not carry weapons and have only the same powers of arrest as a private citizen, a "private person" arrest or "citizen's arrest." If weapons are carried, additional permits and training are usually required. Normally armed security guards are used (in the USA) to protect sensitive sites such as government and military installations, banks or other financial institutions, and nuclear power plants. Armed private security is much more rare in Europe and other developed countries. In developing countries (with host country permission) armed security composed mostly of ex-military personnel is often used to protect corporate assets, particularly in war-torn regions.
Some jurisdictions do commission or deputize security guards and give them limited additional powers, particularly when employed in protecting public property such as mass transit stations. Some security guards, particularly in hazardous jobs such as bodyguard work and bouncers outside nightclubs, are off-duty police officers. Except in these special cases, a security guard who misrepresents themselves as police is committing a felony crime.
Industry terms for security guards include: guards, agents, watchmen, officers, safety patrol. Other job titles in the security industry include dispatcher, receptionist, driver, supervisor, alarm responder, armed security officer, and manager.
It was a security guard, Frank Willis, who detected the Watergate burglars, ultimately leading to the resignation of Richard M. Nixon as President of the United States.
Derogatory terms for security guards include rent-a-cops and imitation bacon. Some people do not like security guards because their duties include enforcing rules and serving as a symbol of authority. Others believe that security guards are "wanna-be" or would-be police officers, or have had bad experiences with security guards in the past.
See also: private investigator bodyguard bounty hunter protective services police
References: http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/ California. Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services Website.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Security guard."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| SEA | English | Security Extension Architecture | Computing |
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Synonyms: SecuritySynonyms: certificate (n), protection (n), security measures (n), security system (n), surety (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: insecurity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Hope | Noun: hope, hopes; desire; fervent hope, sanguine expectation, trust, confidence, reliance; faith; (belief); affiance, assurance; secureness, security; reassurance. |
Indication | Password, watchword, catchword; security card, pass, passkey; credentials; (evidence); open sesame; timbrology; mot de passe, mot du guet; pass-parole; shibboleth. |
Lending | Verb: lend, advance, accommodate with; lend on security; loan; pawn; (security). |
Noun: lending; Verb: loan, advance, accommodation, feneration; mortgage, second mortgage, home loan; (security); investment; note, bond, commercial paper. | |
Adverb: in advance; on loan, on security. | |
Promise | Hold out an expectation; contract an obligation; become bound to, become sponsor for; answer for, be answerable for; secure; give security; underwrite. |
Safety | Noun: safety, security, surety, impregnability; invulnerability, invulnerableness; Adjective:; danger past, danger over; storm blown over; coast clear; escape; means of escape; blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve; safeguard, palladium. |
Adjective: safe, secure, sure; in safety, in security; on the safe side; under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing; under cover, under lock and key; out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way; unharmed, unscathed; on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water; unthreatened, unmolested; protected; Verb: cavendo tutus; panoplied; (defended). | |
Security | Verb: give security, give bail, give substantial bail; go bail; pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate. |
Promissory note; bill, bill of exchange; I.O.U.; personal security, covenant, specialty; parole; (promise). | |
Noun: security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration; real security; vadium. | |
Let, sett; grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease; hold in pledge; lend on security. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Only when our own national security was threatened, did we act. (Air Force One; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe) This is a maximum security prison, and you have no weapons of any kind (Alien³; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett) I belong in a maximum security prison for men (A Pyromaniac's Love Story; writing credit: Morgan Ward) It's always the guy in my job that ends up doing 18 months in Danbury minimum security prison (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) Because I spent the money on the Clapco D-29, the state of the art in home security. It does have one design flaw; the door (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
Lyrics | Feelin' kinda free; security (Get Ready For This; performing artist: 2 Unlimited) I can have security (Honesty; performing artist: Billy Joel) In the absence of security (Fastlove; performing artist: George Michael) Security throw through the wall (THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER; performing artist: Howard Jones) | |
Clever | Computer security (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | National Security (2003) Certificate of Security (1962) Security Risk (1954) How the Woman Security Escort Thrice Fought the Hero with the Magnificent Whip (1949) Part 2 Woman Security Escort (1947) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A security fence is installed at an on campus nursery in a St. Petersburg school to prevent vandalism and to reduce the threat of unintentional impacts to the plants in the nursery. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Security forces airman. |
 | Airman Daren Percy, 31st Security Forces Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. |  | Play to Win at Health Pursuit : NIH Health, Safety and Security Expo / Division of Safety [NIH]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | SOCIAL SECURITY. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Mineman Second Class Franklin Marshall, a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team member, conducts a search for mines, especially those attached to ship's hulls, circa April 1966. The E.O.D. Team is responsible for harbor security. Several merchant ships are in the distance. Photographed by Ernie Filtz. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Underway during a Neutrality Patrol, 29 June 1941. Photographed from USS Wasp (CV-7). Note her unusual paint scheme: overall No. 5 Navy Gray on vertical surfaces, with all identifying markings painted out. This was done as a security measure prior to her transiting the Panama Canal earlier in the Spring. Credit: NAVY. |  | Now, children, you must sign as our future security!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | "Loyalty tests? Essential to security. Movie censorship? Of course! Should left-wingers be jailed? Naturally. What's that. Should food be rationed? Ridiculous! Who wants to live in a police state?". Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Security Storage warehouse, 1140 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Motorbike security" by Simon Cataudo Commentary: "Chain and padlock around Neil's bike wheel." | "Computer & chain 1" by Jen Dixon Commentary: "I took these photos for a project that I was working on about intellectual property security. I'm not sure that these illustrate that, but hopefully someone can use them for something. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
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 | Burglar; breaking and entering; thief; alarm; police; security; . | | Safety; security; electronics; automobile; car; lock; alarm; key; key chain; beep beep; secure; securing; locking. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh | Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found. |
Burke | Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than be ruined by too confident security. |
France | The rights of man in society are liberty, equality, security and property. |
James Russell Lowell | What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us. |
Merritt Malloy | Love is proud of itself. It leaks out of us even with the tightest security. |
Samuel Johnson | Security will produce danger. |
Seneca | It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. |
William Pitt | Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations. |
William Shakespeare | Security is the chief enemy of mortals. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | We will immediately give up the son of Llywelyn and all the hostages of Wales, and the charters delivered to us as security for the peace. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | To be free from such force is the only security of my preservation; and reason bids me look on him, as an enemy to my preservation, who would take away that freedom which is the fence to it; so that he who makes an attempt to enslave me, thereby puts himself into a state of war with me. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment II. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | It is also independent of the security. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | On the contrary, there will be an overwhelming assurance of security. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1935) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The object of my prayers to heaven, security, I have gained it. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | That I could not walk with any security, for if either of my hind feet slipped, I must inevitably fall |
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | Envy him; in his two-fold security. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These benefits from the Social Security Administration help you with the costs of daily living. (references) | |
If you do not, call the Social Security Administration at 1- 800-772-1213, or your local Social Security office. (references) | ||
To receive Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), you must be unable to work and have earned the required number of work credits. (references) | ||
Business | The consumer wants security. (references) | |
Police forces maintain internal security. (references) | ||
They used to understand security as an expense. (references) | ||
Children | Jordan | The Family Protection Unit of the Public Security Department (PSD) works with victims and perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence. (references) |
Sweden | Critics charge that this policy places the rights of biological parents over the needs of children for security in permanent family situations. (references) | |
Guatemala | Individuals, private security guards, and other street children--not police or other government forces--committed most violence against street children. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Burma | After 4 days of rioting, security forces restored order. (references) |
Egypt | The entire group was tried in a State Security Emergency Court. (references) | |
Congo | Le Forum and Le Palmares had close ties to the security services. (references) | |
Discrimination | Brazil | The Secretariat of State Security of Rio de Janeiro state, in partnership with NGO's, continued to operate a hot line to receive complaints of violence or other crimes against homosexuals. (references) |
Syria | Party or government connections can pave the way for entrance into better elementary and secondary schools, access to lucrative employment, and greater power within the Government, the military, and the security services. (references) | |
Economic History | Colombia | It is crucial to acknowledge security concerns. (references) |
Human Rights | Israel and the occupied territories | Security detainees include some minors. (references) |
Macedonia | The NLA killed a number of security force members. (references) | |
Chad | It is unclear if CAR security forces were involved. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Jordan | They are represented disproportionately in senior military, security, and civil service jobs. (references) |
Indonesia | Some NGO's that seek to aid these communities are subjected to verbal attacks, raids, and other forms of intimidation by government security forces. (references) | |
Paraguay | Low wages, long work hours, infrequent payment (or nonpayment) of wages, job insecurity, lack of access to social security benefits, and racial discrimination are common. (references) | |
Minorities | Turkey | Police provided additional security upon request. (references) |
Greece | The integration of Roma into social security systems also is quite low. (references) | |
Iraq | Non-Arabs are denied equal access to employment, education, and physical security. (references) | |
Political Economy | Guatemala | The PNC has sole responsibility for internal security. (references) |
UKRAINE | Personal income and social security taxes remain high. (references) | |
Bahrain | It did not play a role in internal security during the year. (references) | |
Political Rights | Egypt | At a few locations, the security presence was so heavy as to inhibit voters' access to the polls. (references) |
East Timor | UNTAET is mandated by the U.N. Security Council to establish a democratic government in East Timor. (references) | |
Honduras | Suffrage is universal; however, neither the clergy nor members of the military or civilian security forces are permitted to vote. (references) | |
Trade | Ecuador | These warehouses generally provide adequate facilities and security. (references) |
Austria | A refundable security deposit is required equal to applicable import duties. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | Remote-controlled toys are under license control for public security reasons. (references) | |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | A Security Bond is required for each alien so employed. (references) |
Guatemala | Crime: The main security threat in Guatemala is street crime. (references) | |
Italy | This security is the duty and tax normally levied plus 10 percent. (references) | |
Women | Brazil | Each state Secretariat for Public Security runs "women's stations" (delegacias da mulher). (references) |
South Africa | Women, especially black women, typically have lower incomes and less job security than men. (references) | |
Canada | Employment equity laws and regulations cover federal employees in all but the security and defense services. (references) | |
Worker Rights | China | His public appearances were marked by a heavy security presence. (references) |
China | Trials are brief and are closed if issues of state security are involved. (references) | |
Barbados | Unemployment benefits and national insurance (social security) cover all workers. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | BONDSMAN, n. A fool who, having property of his own, undertakes to become responsible for that entrusted to another to a third. Philippe of Orleans wishing to appoint one of his favorites, a dissolute nobleman, to a high office, asked him what security he would be able to give. "I need no bondsmen," he replied, "for I can give you my word of honor." "And pray what may be the value of that?" inquired the amused Regent. "Monsieur, it is worth its weight in gold." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Al Hunt | Mr. Chairman, we're going to have to take a break now, but we will be back in just a minute to talk to Bill Thomas about Social Security and unemployment compensation, and possible tax reform. |
Dennis Miller | Come down too heavily on the side of security, and you risk adding eight to ten minutes to my wait to get onto an airplane. |
Elizabeth Dole | Let me tell you where I am on this. First of all, I am certainly not talking about privatizing Social Security. I don't think anyone is saying privatize the system. |
John Thune | Look, every president going back to Jimmy Carter and actually before that, back to the Kennedy administration, has had flexibility when it comes to the issue of national security. |
Lawrence Lindsey | Oh, I don't think so. I mean, the Social Security commission was very explicit. They urged the Congress to debate this extensively for a year. |
Lynne Cheney | In Washington, D.C. And the first plane went in, and like everyone else, I thought and the security people with me thought that it was an accident. |
Robert Novak | We do have to take a break, and when we come back, we'll ask Congressman Dick Gephardt if the country needs more money for homeland security. |
Rush Limbaugh | Liberals in Washington take loans from Social Security and count that as income too. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | So far as possible the people everywhere shall have that sense of perfect security which is most favorable to calm thought and reflection. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Slowly but surely we are weaving a world fabric of international security and growing prosperity. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Social security has long helped to meet the hardships of retirement, death, and disability. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Let me make clear what I mean by the region's stability and security. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Today, Social Security is strong. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | A good job should lead to security in retirement. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Security" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.88% of the time. "Security" is used about 13,822 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.88% | 13,806 | 659 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Total | 100.00% | 13,822 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Unican Security Systems Ltd. | Chile | Grupo Security S.A. |
| Germany | Secunet Security Networks AG | Japan | Central Security Patrols Co., Ltd. |
| Luxembourg | Security Capital U.S. Reality (SC-US Reality) | Philippines | Security Bank Corporation |
| South Africa | Elvey Security Technologies Limited | United Kingdom | Reliance Security Group Plc |
| USA | American Medical Security Group Incorporated | ||
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "security": A1 security ♦ add on security ♦ agency security ♦ air security service ♦ attempt upon the security of the state ♦ B1 security ♦ B2 security ♦ B3 security ♦ Bid security ♦ breach of security ♦ C1 security ♦ C2 security ♦ certificate representing a security ♦ collateral security ♦ collective security ♦ computer and communications security ♦ computer security ♦ convertible security ♦ counter security ♦ covering security ♦ debt security ♦ defensive security ♦ dematerialised security ♦ elevation of security ♦ emergency notification and personal security ♦ Employee Retirement Income Security Act ♦ endangering public security with weapons ♦ equal security ♦ equity security ♦ factory security ♦ food security system ♦ full security ♦ fungible security ♦ generic Security Service Application Programming Interface ♦ give as security ♦ give security ♦ government security ♦ identifiable bearer security ♦ Institute for Security Technology Studies ♦ internal security ♦ international security ♦ International Security Agency ♦ International Security Assistance Force ♦ International Security Force for Afghanistan ♦ internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol ♦ job security ♦ jouissance security ♦ junior security ♦ lend on security ♦ letter security ♦ listed security ♦ loan on security ♦ loans on security ♦ marketable security ♦ message security code ♦ national security ♦ national security adviser ♦ national security council ♦ negative security assurances ♦ officially listed security ♦ officially quoted security ♦ on security ♦ operating system security flaw ♦ operations security ♦ OTC security ♦ over the counter security ♦ personal security ♦ physical security ♦ port security ♦ private security force ♦ protective security ♦ public security ♦ put up security ♦ quoted security ♦ real security ♦ redeemable security ♦ redundant security ♦ registered security ♦ security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool ♦ security Association ♦ security Association ID ♦ security attributes ♦ security blanket ♦ security capabilities ♦ security certification ♦ security check ♦ security classification ♦ security clearance ♦ security company ♦ security consultant ♦ security cost ♦ security council ♦ security custodian ♦ security deposit ♦ security device ♦ security director ♦ security equipment ♦ security exchange ♦ security firm ♦ security flaw ♦ security force. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "security": security-based, security-building, security-check, security-code, security-coded, security-conscious, security-cum-fairly, security-dealing, security-enhanced, security-etched, security-firm, security-force, security-funded, security-minded, security-on-all-fronts, security-oriented, security-patrolled, security-related, security-relevant, security-scanner, security-sensitive, security-service, security-squad, Security-Widefield, security-wise. | |
Ending with "security": ex-security, high-security, low-security, maximum-security, non-security, social-security, top-security. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "security"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | veiligheid (safety), sekerheid (certainty, safety). (various references) | |
Albanian | sigurim (ascertainment, cover, coverage, floater, indemnity, insurance, procuration, procurement, reassurance, reversion, safeguard, safety), siguri (aplomb, assurance, assuredness, asylum, certainty, certitude, confidence, cover, dependability, guaranty, hostage, reliability, reliance, safety, sureness, surety, trustiness), ruajtje (conservation, cure, custody, guard, keeping, preservation, protection, retention, safeguard, storage, watch), mbrojtje (advocacy, aegis, apology, assertion, Buckler, championship, conservation, cover, defence, defense, keeping, patronage, protection, rampart, safeguard, tutelage, umbrella). (various references) | |
Arabic | امان (protection), كفالة (bail, bond, custody, guarantee, guaranty, patronage, retainer, sponsorship, surety, warranty), حماية (defence, defense, guard, guardianship, insurance, patronage, preservation, protection, safeguard, sheltering), سند مالي (bond, debenture), سلام أمن (safety), ضمانة (guaranty, indemnity, pledget, sponsor, surety), أمن (assure, be safe, believe, feel, indemnify, insure, peace, safeness, safety, trustee, underwrite). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | увереност (assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, reassurance, sureness, surety, trust), спокойствие (calm, calmness, composure, countenance, ease, easiness, immovability, impassivity, imperturbability, peace, placidity, poise, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, serenity, stillness, tranquility, tranquillity), сигурност (assurance, certainty, certitude, dependability, poise, reliability, safety, soundness, surety), гаранция (bail, earnest, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pledge, recognizance, safeguard, seal, sponsion, surety, undertaking, warrant, warranty), гарант (bailsman, bondsman, guarantee, guarantor, surety, voucher, warranter), охрана (conservation, convoy, guard, keeping, protection, safe conduct, safeguard, safety), защита (advocacy, answer, apology, bulwark, championship, counsel for the defense, defence, defense, palladium, plea, pleading, protection, rampart, safeguard, shield, tower, vindication), залог (bail, forfeit, guaranty, hostage, mortgage, pawn, pledge, punt, stake, surety, voice), безопасност (safety), поръчител (bailsman, bondsman, endorser, guarantee, guarantor, sponsor, surety, voucher, warranter, warrantor), държавна сигурност, доверие (belief, confidence, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, trust). (various references) | |
Chinese | 安全 (safe, safety, secure). (various references) | |
Czech | zajištìní (cover), zabezpeèení, záruka (assurance, bail, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, safeguard, surety, trust, undertaking, warrant, warranty), ruèitel (backer, guarantee, guarantor, Pledger, sponsor, surety, voucher, warranter, warrantor), bezstarostnost (abandon, light mood, recklessness), bezpeènostní opatření, bezpeèí (safety). (various references) | |
Danish | sikkerhed (safety), kaution (pledge). (various references) | |
Dutch | zekerheid (certainty, safety), pand (house, pledge), onderpand (pledge), veiligheid (safety), borgstelling (pledge). (various references) | |
Esperanto | sekureco (safety), garantiaĵo (pledge). (various references) | |
Farsi | مصونیت (Immunity), گرو (Deposit, Encumbrance, Hostage, Pawn, Pledge, Stake, Surety), وثیقه (Assurance, Caution, Earnest, Guarantee, Guaranty, Pawn, Pledge, Premium, Surety), تضمین (Assurance, Collateral, Guaranty, Seal, Warranty), تامین (Secure), ضامن (Bondsman, Caution, Guarantee, Guarantor, Sponsor, Surety, Voucher), ایمنی (Safety), امنیت (Safety), امان (Mercy, Respite), اسایش خاطر (Relief), اطمینان (Assurance, Certainty, Certitude, Confidence, Cretain, Persuasion, Surety, Trust). (various references) | |
Finnish | turvallisuus (safety), pantti (forfeit, mortgage, pawn, pledge), arvopaperi (stock). (various references) | |
French | sécurité (computer and communications security), gage, sûreté, garantie. (various references) | |
Frisian | feiligens (safety). (various references) | |
German | Sicherheit (aplomb, assurance, caution, certainty, certitude, certitudes, collateral, competence, confidence, firmness, guaranty, immunity, reliability, safeness, safety, secureness, self-assurance, steadiness, sureness, surety), Bürgschaft (bond, guarantee, penalty, pledge, sponsion, sponsorship, surety), Wertpapier (bond, investment, security paper), Papier (litter, paper), Kaution (bail, deposit, guarantee). (various references) | |
Greek | εγγύηση (assurance, bail, collateral, guarantee, guaranty, hallmark, recognizance, sponsion, sponsorship, sureship, surety, warrant, warranty), ασφάλεια (assurance, insurance, safeness, safety, safety catch, safety lock, secureness, surety). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משכון (forfeit, pawn, pledge), מבטח (confidence, faith, reliance, trust), ערובה (bond, guarantee, pawn, pledge, warranty), אבטוח (protection), הגנה (defence, defense, protection, ward), הבטחה (assurance, pledge, promise, protecting), ביטחון (confidence, defence), בטיחות (safety), בטוחה, בטחון (assurance, confidence, defence, faith, safety, trust), בטחוני. (various references) | |
Hungarian | biztonság (behavior, behaviour, positiveness, safety, surety). (various references) | |
Indonesian | keamanan (peacefulness, safety), jaminan keamanan, gadaian, gadai (pawning), boreg (guarantee). (various references) | |
Irish | shlándála (of security). (various references) | |
Italian | sicurezza (assurance, assuredness, certainty, safeness, safety, sureness), garanzia (assurance, guarantee, guaranty, guarentee, pawn, pledge, sponsorship, surety, warrant, warranty). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 抵当 (hypothec, mortgage), 安泰 (peace, tranquility). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほしょう (assurance, barrier reef, compensation, guarantee, pledge, reparation, sentry, warranty), けいび (defense, guard, insignificant, little, policing, slight), セキュリティ , セキュリティー , あんぽ (safety, US-Japan Security Treaty), あんぜん (astonished, disappointed, discouraged, safety), あんぜんほしょう, ていとう (hypothec, low bow, mortgage, nailhead), ほあん (peace preservation), たんぽ (collateral), ぶなん (safety), うらづけ (backing, collateral, endorsement, foundation, guarantee, lining, proof, something lined, substantiation, support), ひきあて (mortgage), きみつほご, しょうけん (bond, bonds, certificates, commercial rights, commercial supremacy, pure silk, securities), きょうこ (firmness, stability, strength), あんたい (peace, tranquility). (various references) | |
Korean | 안전 (safety, Securities). (various references) | |
Malay | keamanan (safety). (various references) | |
Manx | shickyrys (assurance, certainty, conviction, stability, steadfastness, sureness, validity), sauchys (safe keeping, safeness, safety), raanteenys (bailment, cognizance, sponsorship, underwriting), raane gialtagh. (various references) | |
Norwegian | sikkerhet (aptitude, safety). (various references) | |
Papiamen | seguridat (safety). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ecuritysay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | segurança (assuredness, certainty, coverage, dependability, dependence, dependency, reliability, salvation, self-assurance, shelter). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | segurança. (various references) | |
Romanian | siguranţã (assurance, assuredness, certainty, cocksureness, confidence, fuse, light fuse, lock, reliability, resolution, retentiveness, safety, surety), securitate (safety), zãlog (bail, deposit, forfeit, guarantee, guaranty, lien, pawn, recognizance), protecţie (defence, pap, patronage, protection, push, safeguard, safety, saving, shelter, support), pazã (guard, guardianship, keeping, picket, safeguard, safety, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch), garanţie (assurance, bail, bailment, earnest, faith, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, indemnification, liability, lien, pledge, recognizance, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, token, warrant), efecte publice, cauţiune (bail, bailment, guarantee, guaranty, replevin, sponsion, surety), apãrare (advocacy, apology, defence, defensive, fencing, guard, maintenance, muniment, protection, shelter, shield, vindication), încredere (affiance, belief, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliability, reliance, reposal, trust). (various references) | |
Russian | безопасность (safeness, safeties, safety). (various references) | |
Scottish | suaimhneas (geniality, quietness, rest), barantas (authority, warranty). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | obezbeđenje (safeguard, support), kaucija (bail, caution money, deposit, down payment), bezbednost (safeness, safety). (various references) | |
Spanish | seguridad (assurance, assuredness, certain, certainty, certitude, collateral, confirmation, irradiation, reliability, safeness, safety, sureness), recaudo (collection, surety), garantía (assurance, attestation, escrow, guarantee, guaranty, pawn, pledge, safeguard, seal, sponsion, surety, undertaking, warrant, warranty), dinero del embase (pledge). (various references) | |
Swedish | säkerhet (assurance, certainly, certainty, certitude, collateral, cover, deposit, guarantee, guaranty, safeguard, safety, surety), borgen (bail, caution money, guarantee, guaranty), värdepapper (securities), trygghet (safety, safety from). (various references) | |
Turkish | selamet (safety, salvation), teminât (assurance, bail, caution, caution money, deposit, down payment, earnest, Gage, guarantee, hostage, indemnification, indemnity, pledge, recognizance, surety, warrant), rehin (Gage, hock, hostage, hypothec, mortgage, pawn, pledge, pop), kefalet (bail, bailment, caution, caution money, guarantee, guaranty, indemnification, recognizance, sponsion, suretyship, warranty), ipotek (charge, encumbrance, hypothec, lien, mortgage, real charge), güvenlik önlemleri, güvenlik (safety), güvence (assurance, guarantee, guaranty, indemnification, indemnity, reassurance, surety), emniyet (credit, guard, police station, reliability, reliance, safekeeping, safety), depozito (caution money, deposit, down payment). (various references) | |
Turkmen | ьpjьnзilik, howpsuzlyk. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | упевненість (assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, reliance, sureness, surety), гарантія (assurance, avouchment, guarantee, insurance, safeguard, safety, warrant, warranty), органи безпеки, безпека (safety). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự yên ổn, sự an toàn (safety), sự an ninh tổ chức bảo vệ, cơ quan bảo vệ sự bảo đảm. (various references) | |
Welsh | diogelwch (safety). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | buzur. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cautela, conposita, conpositis, conposito, conpositum, obses, obside, obsides, obsidum, securitas, securitatem. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | plege. (various references) |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | pan, pant. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai labonteV to ikanon para tou iasonoV kai twn loipwn apelusan autouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et accepto satis ab Iasone et a ceteris dimiserunt eos |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne satisfaccioun was takun of Jason, and of othere, thei leten Poul and Silas go. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when they had taken security of Jason and of the other, they let them go. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 9 |
| Albanian | Por ata, mbasi morën një dorëzani nga Jasoni dhe nga të tjerët, i lejuan të shkojnë. |
| Cebuano | Hinoon ilang gibuhian si Jason ug mga kauban tapus nila pangayoi ug piyansa. |
| Croatian | te oni od Jasona i ostalih uzeše jamèevinu pa ih pustiše. |
| Danish | Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem. |
| Dutch | Doch als zij van Jason en de anderen vergenoeging ontvangen hadden, lieten zij hen gaan. |
| Finnish | Ja nämä ottivat takauksen Jaasonilta ja muilta ja päästivät heidät. |
| French | qui ne laissèrent aller Jason et les autres qu`après avoir obtenu d`eux une caution. |
| German | Und da ihnen Genüge von Jason und andern geleistet war, ließen sie sie los. |
| Hungarian | De mikor kezességet nyertek Jáson és a többiek részérõl, elbocsáták õket. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu para penguasa itu menyuruh Yason dan orang-orang percaya yang lainnya itu membayar uang jaminan. Sesudah itu baru mereka dilepaskan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila Yason dan lain-lain itu menjamin dirinya kepada mereka itu, lalu mereka itu pun melepaskan dia. |
| Italian | tuttavia, dopo avere ottenuto una cauzione da Giasone e dagli altri, li rilasciarono. |
| Maori | Na ka tango ratou i etahi moni pupuri i a Hahona ratou ko era atu, a tukua atu ana ratou. |
| Norwegian | og efterat de hadde latt Jason og de andre innestå for dem, lot de dem fare. |
| Portuguese | Tendo, porém, recebido fiança de Jáson e dos demais, soltaram-nos. |
| Rumanian | cari au dat drumul lui Iason wi celorlalyi, numai dupq ce au cqpqtat dela ei un zqlog. |
| Shuar | Tura Jasun Chíkich Yus-shuarjai Papru nekas awemattaji tusar, paij, kuit ikiuaji, tiarmiayi. Nuna takui pepru uuntri niin akupkarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Wakawafanya Yasoni na wenzake watoe dhamana, kisha wakawaacha waende zao. |
| Swedish | Dessa läto då Jason och de andra ställa borgen för sig och släppte dem därefter lösa. |
| Uma | Ka'omea-na, Yason pai' topepangala' hi Yesus ntani' -na rapopowaya', pai' lako' rabahaka. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "security": insecurity. (additional references) | |
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"Security" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: seaurity, secuirty, securite, securtiy, secutiry, secutity, sekurit, sicuri. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "security" (pronounced sikyuh"rutē) |
| 9 | s i k y uh" r u t ē | insecurity. |
| 7 | -k y uh" r u t ē | obscurity. |
| 6 | -y uh" r u t ē | impurity, purity. |
| 5 | -uh" r u t ē | immaturity, maturity, surety. |
| 4 | -r u t ē | alacrity, austerity, authority, barbarity, celebrity, charity, clarity, dexterity, disparity, dissimilarity, familiarity, hilarity, inferiority, insularity, integrity, irregularity, majority, mediocrity, minority, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, posterity, priority, prosperity, rarity, regularity, seniority, severity, similarity, sincerity, solidarity, sorority, superiority, supermajority, temerity, unfamiliarity, unpopularity, Verity, vulgarity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, ability, abnormality, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, authenticity, availability, banality, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, centrality, chastity, civility, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, mendacity, mentality, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, partiality, passivity, paternity, paucity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polity, pomposity, portability, possibility, practicality, predictability, principality, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, proximity, publicity, punctuality, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, selectivity, senility, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, sexuality, simplicity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidity, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-r-s-t-u-y" | |
-1 letter: citrusy, curites, curtesy, curtsey, icterus. | |
-2 letters: citers, citrus, cruets, cruise, cruset, crusty, curets, curies, curite, curtsy, cutesy, cuteys, cuties, eructs, rectus, recuts, rictus, rustic, steric, suiter, surety, trices, truces, tuyers, uretic. | |
-3 letters: cesti, cires, citer, cites, crest, cries, cruet, cruse, crust, cures, curet, curie, curse, curst, cuter, cutes, cutey, cutie, cutis, ecrus, eruct. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-r-s-t-u-y" | |
+1 letter: supercity. | |
+2 letters: curtseying, eurythmics, insecurity, secularity. | |
+3 letters: countryside, courtesying, cysticercus, discourtesy, eurhythmics, perspicuity, specularity, subliteracy, voyeuristic. | |
+4 letters: countrysides, sylviculture, unhysterical, vesicularity. | |
+5 letters: circumspectly, coterminously, destructively, destructivity, gesticulatory, heuristically, hyperacuities, hypercautious, instructively, obstructively, picturesquely, precipitously, reticulocytes, superactivity, sylvicultures, unsymmetrical. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Familiar 11. Quotations: Historic 12. Quotations: Fiction | 13. Quotations: Non-fiction 14. Quotations: Spoken 15. Quotations: Speeches 16. Usage Frequency | 17. Names: Company Usage 18. Expressions 19. Expressions: Internet 20. Translations: Modern | 21. Translations: Ancient 22. Bible Trace 23. Abbreviations 24. Acronyms | 25. Derivations 26. Rhymes 27. Anagrams 28. Bibliography |
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