copy protection

collocation in English

meaningsofcopyandprotection

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copy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒp.i/us
/ˈkɑː.pi/
something that has been made to be exactly like ...
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protection
noun[U]
uk
/prəˈtek.ʃən/us
/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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(Definition ofcopyandprotectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcopy protection

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Finally, everycopyprotectionscheme to date has been broken.
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However, certaincopyprotectionschemes require burner hardware that is capable of reproducing thecopyprotection.
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This version has disk-basedcopyprotection.
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The inaccuracies were not restricted to thecopyprotection.
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Copyprotectionmay include measures that are not digital.
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Unlike mod chips, console converters do not circumventcopyprotection.
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Copyprotectionof the possession factor is a bonus.
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Copyprotectionis usually used for copyrighted content.
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It has the disk-basedcopyprotectionremoved.
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However, none of these measures is infallible and this provision is obviously to protect those who break thecopyprotectionand thereby copy.
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However, on the other hand, strict and precise rules governingcopyprotectionand the extension of this protection to cover films are very, very important.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Games redistributed by covermount occasionally have problems if the originals were fitted withcopyprotectionmeasures.
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From the perspective of the end user,copyprotectionis always a cost.
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Most types of connected tokens have at least some level ofcopyprotection.
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This gave every card a unique identification number for use withcopyprotectionsystems.
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The 256-color versions of the game do not have thecopyprotectioncodes.
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It is a form ofcopyprotectionthat uses 40-bit encryption.
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Due to this problem, user-interactivecopyprotectionby asking questions from manuals has mostly disappeared.
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It acts as a driver for optical drives, disabling zone andcopyprotectioninformation.
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This version also removed thecopyprotectionfrom the floppy disk release.
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Restrictions on the disclosure by copyright protection orcopyprotectionmechanisms did not exist in practice.
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