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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Safe \Safe\, n. A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically: a A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like b A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. {Safer}; superl. {Safest}.] [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf {Salute}, {Salvation}, {Sage} a plant, {Save}, {Salvo} an exception.] 1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. ``And ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11. They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii. 44. Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton. 2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon not dangerous; as a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc ``The man of safe discretion.'' --Shak. The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Safe \Safe\, v. t. To render safe; to make right [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: safe adj 1: free from risk or danger; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" [ant: {dangerous}] 2: of an undertaking 3: (baseball) having reached a base without being put out "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball" [syn: {safe(p)}] [ant: {out(p)}] 4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {good}, {secure}] 5: in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me" n 1: where valuables can be kept safe 2: a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests 3: a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or prophylactic device [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safety}, {prophylactic}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: safe A safe program analysis is one which will not reach invalid conclusions about the behaviour of the program. This may involve making safe approximations to properties of parts of the program. A safe approximation is one which gives less information. For example, strictness analysis aims to answer the question "will this function evaluate its argument"?. The two possible results are definitely" and "don't know". A safe approximation for definitely" is "don't know". The two possible results correspond to the two sets: "the set of all functions which evaluate their argument" and "all functions". A set can be safely approximated by another which contains it From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SAFE Security And Freedom through Encryption [law] (USA, cryptography)
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