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Protect
  • Protect[ , , ... ] sets the attribute Protected for the symbols .
  • Protect[" ", " ", ... ] protects all symbols whose names match any of the string patterns .
  • Protect[" form "] allows metacharacters such as *, as specified in Section A.3.13.
  • Protect[" context `*"] protects all symbols in a particular context.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.4.12, Section A.3.12.
  • See also: Unprotect.

    Further Examples

    See the Further Examples for Unprotect.


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