prevention
causing an event or condition, that would otherwise occur, not to occur
crime prevention
activities with the primary goal of preventing crime in the context of law enforcement and criminal justice
pollution prevention
strategy for reducing the amount of waste created and released into the environment, particularly by industrial facilities, agriculture, or consumers
Negative room pressure
isolation technique used in hospitals and medical centers to prevent cross-contamination
preventive diplomacy
action to prevent disputes and escalations between parties
fraud prevention and detection
measures of prevention, detection and adequate response against fraudulent activities
prevention of occupational rick
in the context of occupational safety, the set of actions aimed at eliminating or reducing risk, i.e., the probability of unwanted events occurring in the workplace
injury prevention
effort to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries
rustproofing
prevention of rusting of iron and steel objects
wildlife fence
fence along roads to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions
harm reduction
range of public health policies designed to lessen the negative social and/or physical consequences associated with various human behaviors
suicide prevention
umbrella term for the collective efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide, including reduction of risk factors as well as promotion of preventions and social support
disinfection
rendering pathogens harmless through methods including use of heat, antiseptics and antibacterial agents
hermetic seal
airtight seal
attentional control
individual's capacity to choose what they pay attention to and what they ignore; (in lay terms) individual's ability to concentrate
contamination control
activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination
incapacitation
one of the functions of punishment
obturation
pathological narrowing of a hole in the organ (e.g. bronchus or capillary)
medical prevention
prevention in healthcare
trade barrier
restriction of trade by a government
apotropaic magic
type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences
hostile vehicle mitigation
protection against vehicle ramming
climate change mitigation
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
exemption from imprisonment
Temporary avoidance of deprivation of liberty
anti-theft system
a loss prevention method
fire prevention
any type of measures taken to prevent fires e.g. by fire departments or regulators
genocide prevention
any act or actions that works toward averting future genocides
neighborhood watch
organization of residents watching for crimes
preventive action
change implemented to address a weakness in a management system as a precaution
disaster prevention
physical and environmental measures to prevent a computer disaster that could compromise the provision of business services or the massive loss of data by related IT systems
verbal self-defense
topic of several self-help book series
safe listening
practices to avoid hearing damage from intentionally heard sounds