Meanings
nouncomputer security (uncountable)
- uncountableA branch of information security applied to both theoretical and actual computer systems and networks.
Synonyms: cybersecurity
- uncountableA branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA branch of information security applied to both theoretical and actual computer systems and networks.
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Translations
Afrikaans rekenaarsekuriteit
- rekenaarsekuriteitbranch of computer science
Arabic أمن الحاسوب
- أمن الحاسوبbranch of computer science
Bengali কম্পিউটার নিরাপত্তা
- কম্পিউটার নিরাপত্তা (kompiuṭar nirapotta)branch of computer science
Bulgarian компю́търна си́гурност
- компю́търна си́гурност (kompjútărna sígurnost)branch of computer science
Catalan seguretat informàtica
- seguretat informàticabranch of computer science
Chinese Mandarin 計算機安全 /计算机安全, 電腦安全 /电脑安全
- 計算機安全 /计算机安全 (jìsuànjī ānquán)branch of computer science
- 電腦安全 /电脑安全 (diànnǎo ānquán)branch of computer science
Czech počítačová bezpečnost
- počítačová bezpečnostbranch of computer science
Dutch computerbeveiliging
- computerbeveiligingbranch of computer science
Estonian küberturvalisus
- küberturvalisusbranch of computer science
Finnish tietokoneturvallisuus, kyberturvallisuus
- tietokoneturvallisuusbranch of computer science
- kyberturvallisuusbranch of computer science
French sécurité informatique
- sécurité informatiquebranch of computer science
German Computersicherheit
- Computersicherheitbranch of computer science
Hindi कंप्यूटर सुरक्षा
- कंप्यूटर सुरक्षा (kampyūṭar surakṣā)branch of computer science
Icelandic tölvuöryggi
- tölvuöryggibranch of computer science
Indonesian keamanan komputer
- keamanan komputerbranch of computer science
Irish slándáil ríomhaireachta
- slándáil ríomhaireachtabranch of computer science
Japanese コンピュータセキュリティ
- コンピュータセキュリティbranch of computer science
Korean 컴퓨터 보안
- 컴퓨터 보안 (keompyuteo boan)branch of computer science
Latvian datordrošība
- datordrošībabranch of computer science
Malay keselamatan komputer
- keselamatan komputerbranch of computer science
Persian امنیت رایانه
- امنیت رایانهbranch of computer science
Polish bezpieczeństwo teleinformatyczne
- bezpieczeństwo teleinformatycznebranch of computer science
Portuguese segurança de computadores
- segurança de computadoresbranch of computer science
Punjabi ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਸਕਿਉਰਿਟੀ
- ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਸਕਿਉਰਿਟੀ (kampiūṭar sakiuriṭī)branch of computer science
Slovak počítačová bezpečnosť
- počítačová bezpečnosťbranch of computer science
Spanish seguridad informática
- seguridad informáticabranch of computer science
Swedish datasäkerhet
- datasäkerhetbranch of computer science
Thai ความมั่นคงคอมพิวเตอร์
- ความมั่นคงคอมพิวเตอร์branch of computer science
Turkish bilgisayar güvenliği
- bilgisayar güvenliğibranch of computer science
Ukrainian комп'ютерна безпека
- комп'ютерна безпека (kompʺjuterna bezpeka)branch of computer science
Vietnamese an ninh mạng
- an ninh mạngbranch of computer science
Cite this entry
APA
computer security. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20security
MLA
“computer security.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20security. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer security,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20security.
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