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computer security

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A branch of information security applied to both theoretical and actual computer systems and networks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: cybersecurity

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: rekenaarsekuriteit — branch of computer science
  • Arabic: أمن الحاسوب — branch of computer science
  • Armenian: համակարգչային անվտանգություն (hamakargčʻayin anvtangutʻyun) — branch of computer science
  • Asturian: seguridá informática — branch of computer science
  • Bengali: কম্পিউটার নিরাপত্তা (kompiuṭar nirapotta) — branch of computer science
  • Bulgarian: компю́търна си́гурност (kompjútǎrna sígurnost) — branch of computer science
  • Catalan: seguretat informàtica — branch of computer science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機安全 /计算机安全 (jìsuànjī ānquán) — branch of computer science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電腦安全 /电脑安全 (diànnǎo ānquán) — branch of computer science
  • Czech: počítačová bezpečnost — branch of computer science
  • Dutch: computerbeveiliging — branch of computer science
  • Estonian: küberturvalisus — branch of computer science
  • Finnish: tietokoneturvallisuus — branch of computer science
  • Finnish: kyberturvallisuus — branch of computer science
  • French: sécurité informatique — branch of computer science
  • Georgian: კომპიუტერული უსაფრთხოება (ḳomṗiuṭeruli usaprtxoeba) — branch of computer science
  • German: Computersicherheit — branch of computer science
  • Gujarati: કમ્પ્યુટર સુરક્ષા (kampyuṭar surakṣā) — branch of computer science
  • Hindi: कंप्यूटर सुरक्षा (kampyūṭar surakṣā) — branch of computer science
  • Icelandic: tölvuöryggi — branch of computer science
  • Indonesian: keamanan komputer — branch of computer science
  • Irish: slándáil ríomhaireachta — branch of computer science
  • Japanese: コンピュータセキュリティ — branch of computer science
  • Kazakh: компьютерлік қауіпсіздік (kompüterlık qauıpsızdık) — branch of computer science
  • Korean: 컴퓨터 보안 (keompyuteo boan) — branch of computer science
  • Kyrgyz: копмүтердик коопсуздук (kopmüterdik koopsuzduk) — branch of computer science
  • Latvian: datordrošība — branch of computer science
  • Malay: keselamatan komputer — branch of computer science
  • Malayalam: കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ സുരക്ഷ (kampyūṭṭaṟ surakṣa) — branch of computer science
  • Mongolian: компьютерын аюулгүй байдал (kompʹjüteryn ajuulgüj bajdal) — branch of computer science
  • Pashto: د کمپيوټر امنيت — branch of computer science
  • Persian: امنیت رایانه — branch of computer science
  • Polish: bezpieczeństwo teleinformatyczne — branch of computer science
  • Portuguese: segurança de computadores — branch of computer science
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਸਕਿਉਰਿਟੀ (kampiūṭar sakiuriṭī) — branch of computer science
  • Serbo-Croatian: računalna sigurnost — branch of computer science
  • Slovak: počítačová bezpečnosť — branch of computer science
  • Spanish: seguridad informática — branch of computer science
  • Swedish: datasäkerhet — branch of computer science
  • Thai: ความมั่นคงคอมพิวเตอร์ — branch of computer science
  • Turkish: bilgisayar güvenliği — branch of computer science
  • Ukrainian: комп'ютерна безпека (kompʺjuterna bezpeka) — branch of computer science
  • Vietnamese: an ninh mạng — branch of computer science