security system

noun

A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.

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security measuresecurity
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Meanings

nounsecurity system (plural security systems)

plural security systems

  1. A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.
  2. computingA similar software system that prevents unauthorised access.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

Similar
security measuresecurity
Broader
electrical device
Also see
security

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

security system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20system

MLA

“security system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20system. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “security system,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20system.

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