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Protect

Protect[s₁, s₂, ...]
sets the attribute Protected for the symbols s_i.

Protect["form₁", "form₂", ...]
protects all symbols whose names match any of the string patterns form_i.

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Protect allows abbreviated string patterns containing the following metacharacters:

	*	zero or more characters
	@	one or more characters, excluding uppercase letters
	\\*, etc.	literal *, etc.

Protect["context`*"] protects all symbols in a particular context.

Basic Examples (1)

Define and protect a function:

The function definition can no longer be changed:

Applications (1)

Properties & Relations (4)

Unprotect Protected

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