# data protection

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The act or process of protecting data from unauthorized use by ensuring security and privacy through consciously chosen and enforced rules and methods.
2. The business function (team, department, squad, etc) that leads others in their performance of this act or process.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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