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Sailing rope to stop accidental jibes
A gybe preventer, preventer, or jibe-guard, is a mechanical device on a sailing vessel which limits the boom's ability to swing unexpectedly across the
Preventer
Specialized valve
blowout preventers. The abbreviated term preventer, usually prefaced by a type (e.g. ram preventer), is used to refer to a single blowout preventer unit
Blowout_preventer
Device that prevents undesired water flow
piping. To reduce the risk of contamination, a backflow preventer can be fitted. A backflow preventer is also important when potentially toxic chemicals are
Backflow_prevention_device
HMS Preventer (Z265) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in September 1944 via Lend-Lease
HMS_Preventer
and the blowout preventer, which failed to fully engage. A number of significant problems were identified with the blowout preventer: There was a leak
Deepwater Horizon investigation
Deepwater_Horizon_investigation
2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
overwhelmed. Gas alarm system failed. Flat battery in the blowout preventer. The blowout preventer incorporated systems which included a flat battery and a defective
Deepwater_Horizon_explosion
British businessman, plumber (died 1910)
Water Waste Preventer (Patent #4,990) One movable part only", even though patent 4,990 (for a minor improvement to the water waste preventer) was not his
Thomas_Crapper
Blowout preventer for oil wells
The Cameron ram-type blowout preventer was the first successful blowout preventer (BOP) for oil wells. It was developed by James S. Abercrombie and Harry
Cameron ram-type blowout preventer
Cameron_ram-type_blowout_preventer
Conduit providing an extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility
categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout preventer (BOP) and generally used by floating drilling vessels; and tie-back drilling
Drilling_riser
Cooking utensil
pot minder, milk guard, or boil over preventer is a cooking utensil placed at the bottom of a pot to prevent the foaming boil-over of liquids by collecting
Milk_watcher
Prevention of the occurrence of diseases
healthcare or prophylaxis is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors
Preventive_healthcare
Defensive strategy in American football
The prevent defense is a defensive alignment in American football that seeks to prevent the offense from completing a long pass or scoring a touchdown
Prevent_defense
Disease that has an effective preventitive vaccine
vaccine-preventable disease is an infectious disease for which an effective preventive vaccine exists. If a person acquires a vaccine-preventable disease
Vaccine-preventable_disease
Topics referred to by the same term
prevention or prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prevention or Prevent may refer to: Preventive healthcare, measures to prevent diseases or injuries
Prevention
1729 satirical essay by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick
A_Modest_Proposal
In sailing, a spar along the bottom edge of a fore and aft rigged sail
prevents the boom from starting a jibe if the wind shifts or the boat rolls. Sophisticated form of preventer is a boom brake, which not only prevents
Boom_(sailing)
2010 environmental disaster
September 2010, the 300-ton failed blowout preventer was removed from the well and a replacement blowout preventer was installed. On 16 September 2010, the
Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Medical condition caused by receiving too little or too many nutrients
severe malnutrition: Prevent or treat dehydration Prevent or treat low blood sugar Prevent or treat low body temperature Prevent or treat infection; Correct
Malnutrition
Uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well
significant risk of a well blowout. In 1924 the first successful blowout preventer was brought to market. The BOP valve affixed to the wellhead could be
Blowout_(well_drilling)
American inventor
inventor who is best known for designing the world's first reliable blowout preventer (BOP) to contain disastrous well blowouts. Abercrombie was born the fourth
James_Abercrombie_(inventor)
Spectrum of conditions caused by HIV infection
conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a preventable disease. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic
HIV/AIDS
Improvements in an organization to eliminate non-conformities or undesirable situations
non-conformities or other undesirable situations, so as to prevent recurrence. Preventive action: Action taken to prevent the occurrence of such non-conformities, generally
Corrective and preventive action
Corrective_and_preventive_action
Oil well eruption in Karlino, Poland
and blowout preventer were removed. The well was removed by a specially constructed tractor, equipped with a 30-m hook arm. The preventer, however, was
Karlino_oil_eruption
Causes of death that could have been avoided
Preventable causes of death are causes of death related to risk factors which could have been avoided. The World Health Organization has traditionally
Preventable_causes_of_death
Multisensory phonics technique for remedial reading
The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multisensory phonics technique for remedial reading instruction developed in the early 20th century. It is practiced
Orton-Gillingham
Internet top-level domain
such material through the Internet, and those who wish to prevent access to it, such as preventing access by children and adolescents. For example, a report
.xxx
Team sport played with a bat and ball
field or when the ball is bowled illegally. The fielding team aims to prevent runs by dismissing batters (so they are "out"). Dismissal can occur in
Cricket
Component at the surface of a well
drilling the oil well, surface pressure control is provided by a blowout preventer (BOP). If the pressure is not contained during drilling operations by
Wellhead
Protection of computer systems from information disclosure, theft or damage
encryption, physical security measures, such as metal locks, are still used to prevent unauthorized tampering. IT security is not a perfect subset of information
Computer_security
Preparation for acquired immunity to disease
which infection is prevented. The administration of vaccines is called vaccination. Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases;
Vaccine
Type of cyber-attack
resource with superfluous requests in an attempt to overload systems and prevent some or all legitimate requests from being fulfilled. The range of attacks
Denial-of-service_attack
Type of website edited collaboratively
easy to correct mistakes or harmful changes, rather than attempting to prevent them from happening in the first place. This allows them to be very open
Wiki
Court action challenging unlawful detention
Criminal Procedure Act 1701 (c. 6). It was originally called "the Act for preventing wrongful imprisonment and against undue delays in trials". It is still
Habeas_corpus
Type of inflammatory bowel disease
Treatment options are intended to help with symptoms, maintain remission, and prevent relapse. In those newly diagnosed, a corticosteroid may be used for a brief
Crohn's_disease
Fatal system error screen
alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable. 3. Hardware errors that can prevent Windows from booting properly (This example is 0x00000080 (NMI_HARDWARE_FAILURE);
Blue_screen_of_death
Part of the female reproductive tract
activity can cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which can be prevented by safe sex practices. Other health issues may also affect the human vagina
Vagina
US federal law on website liability
determinations if a federal lawsuit should be filed. Additional provisions prevent government agencies from advertising on media company platforms that are
Section_230
Autoimmune disease
MS. Current treatments aim to manage symptoms during acute flares and prevent further attacks with disease-modifying therapies. With effective treatment
Multiple_sclerosis
Former offshore oil drilling rig
firestorm. An attempt was made to activate the blowout preventer, but it failed. The final defense to prevent an oil spill, a device known as a blind shear ram
Deepwater_Horizon
Safety anti-skid braking system used on aerospace and land vehicles
vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses. ABS operates by preventing the wheels from locking up during braking, thereby maintaining tractive
Anti-lock_braking_system
Cancer of the colon or rectum
has spread beyond the colon or is in situ. Screening is effective for preventing and decreasing deaths from colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal_cancer
Means by which a person dies by suicide
countries: these are hanging, pesticides, and firearms. Some suicides may be preventable by removing the means. Making common suicide methods less accessible
Suicide_methods
Free and open-source anonymity network based on onion routing
Using Tor makes it more difficult to trace a user's internet activity by preventing any single point on the internet (other than the user's device) from being
Tor_(network)
U.S. Forest Service mascot used to raise awareness about wildfires
featuring Smokey began in 1944; it used the slogan "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires". (Smokey's name has always intentionally been
Smokey_Bear
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
air and to break the encirclement from outside. The Soviets managed to prevent the Germans from making enough airdrops to their trapped armies, but heavy
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Cold War barrier around West Berlin (1961–1989)
other defenses. The primary intention for the Wall's construction was to prevent East German citizens from fleeing to the West. The Soviet Bloc propaganda
Berlin_Wall
1995 genocidal killing of Bosniak men
2002, the government of the Netherlands resigned, citing its inability to prevent the massacre. In 2013, 2014 and 2019, the Dutch state was found liable
Srebrenica_massacre
control the swing of the boom on a sailboat. The boom brake acts as a preventer when sailing downwind, and can also be used to jibe(US) or gybe(UK) the
Boom_brake
Association football position
outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories:
Defender (association football)
Defender_(association_football)
Long-acting bronchiodilator
recommends a combination formoterol/inhaled corticosteroid inhaler as both a preventer and reliever treatment for asthma in adults. In children, a short-acting
Formoterol
Device designed to prevent or deter rape
anti-rape device is one of a variety of devices invented for the purpose of preventing or deterring rape. The first such devices were the chastity belts of the
Anti-rape_device
Rewriting an email message sender address
a scheme for bypassing the Sender Policy Framework's (SPF) methods of preventing forged sender addresses. Forging a sender address is also known as email
Sender_Rewriting_Scheme
Method of terrestrial locomotion allowing rapid movement on foot
relaxed and engage their core to keep their posture stable. This helps prevent injury as long as the body is neither rigid nor tense. The most common
Running
Aphorism commonly attributed to Voltaire
enemy of good" is an aphorism that means insistence on perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements. The phrase suggests that achieving
Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good
the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases. Chronic diseases
List_of_infectious_diseases
Security apparatus of Palestine
the internal security of Palestine and the Palestinian Authority, and preventing crimes which target governmental departments and public bodies and institutions
Palestinian Preventive Security
Palestinian_Preventive_Security
Indian reality television show
played as proxy contestants and 4 were not selected by the audience, preventing them from entering the house. As of season 19, Bigg Boss has aired a total
Bigg_Boss_(Hindi_TV_series)
Efforts to reduce the risk of suicide
efforts to reduce the risk of suicide. Suicide is often preventable, and the efforts to prevent it may occur at the individual, relationship, community
Suicide_prevention
Maintaining a device in working condition
to prevent its breakdown. Maintenance, including tests, measurements, adjustments, parts replacement, and cleaning, performed specifically to prevent faults
Maintenance
Gradual destruction of materials by chemical reaction with its environment
environment. Corrosion engineering is the field dedicated to controlling and preventing corrosion. In the most common use of the word, this means electrochemical
Corrosion
Ownership of creative expressions and processes
the creator or owner of an intellectual property asset to use it and to prevent others from doing so. There are many types of intellectual property, and
Intellectual_property
Chronic disease of the liver, characterized by fibrosis
blood tests, medical imaging, and liver biopsy. Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B and the development of cirrhosis from it, but no vaccination
Cirrhosis
Inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
cough (such as following a stroke), and immunodeficiency. Vaccines to prevent certain types of pneumonia (such as those caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumonia
Polysaccharide gum used as a food additive and thickener
food additive. It is an effective thickening agent and stabilizer that prevents ingredients from separating. It can be produced from simple sugars by fermentation
Xanthan_gum
Ways to reduce the risk of acquiring STIs
It is also sometimes used colloquially to describe methods aimed at preventing pregnancy that may or may not also lower STI risks. The concept of safe
Safe_sex
Motor vehicle anti-theft device
1264–1291. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12196. ISSN 1468-0297. "Automobile-theft preventer". Google Patents. 8 April 1919. Retrieved 24 February 2015. United States
Immobiliser
1986 breakup of American orbiter
allowing hot gas to pass. The amount of O-ring erosion was insufficient to prevent the O-ring from sealing, and investigators concluded that the soot between
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Five-pointed star polygon
Goethe in Faust (1808), where a pentagram prevents Mephistopheles from leaving a room (but did not prevent him from entering by the same way, as the outward
Pentagram
Security issue for web applications
client-side scripts. While beneficial, the feature can neither fully prevent cookie theft nor prevent attacks within the browser. While Web 2.0 and Ajax developers
Cross-site_scripting
Antifungal medication
histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and tinea versicolor. It is also used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk such as following organ transplantation
Fluconazole
Japanese charcoal-roasted green tea
in a porcelain pot over charcoal. It is roasted at 150 °C (302 °F) to prevent oxidation and produce a light golden colour, as opposed to other Japanese
Hōjicha
Form of social engineering
or relay authentication through an adversary-in-the-middle. Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include legislation, user education
Phishing
2005 song by Alkaline Trio
"Prevent This Tragedy" is a song by American rock band, Alkaline Trio, released on their 2005 album, Crimson. The song was written by Matt Skiba, Dan
Prevent_This_Tragedy
Anti-inflammatory medication
how aspirin prevents cancer spread". The Independent. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025. "Scientists discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers
Aspirin
European Union regulation proposal on child pornography detection
The Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (also known as the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, or CSAR) is proposed European Union legislation
Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Regulation_to_Prevent_and_Combat_Child_Sexual_Abuse
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
Bras to prevent the Anglo-allied army from reinforcing the Prussians. The Anglo-allied army held their ground at Quatre Bras but were prevented from reinforcing
Battle_of_Waterloo
Fermented dairy drink
and during churning, giving a slight sour taste to the buttermilk and preventing spoilage. However, with the ubiquity of refrigeration in industrialized
Buttermilk
Desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
by biological factors like genetic disorders. Systematic activities to prevent or cure health problems and promote good health in humans are undertaken
Health
Type of Lock mechanism using spring-loaded pins that align at shear line
mechanism that uses a series of spring-loaded pins of varying lengths to prevent the lock from opening without the correct key. When the correct key is
Pin_tumbler_lock
Practice of preventing soil erosion in agriculture and land development
Erosion control is the practice of preventing or controlling wind or water erosion in agriculture, land development, coastal areas, river banks and construction
Erosion_control
Sausage specialty from Frankfurt, Hesse
Frankfurters are occasionally heated in hot water for only about eight minutes to prevent the skin from bursting. If they are grilled, Frankfurt sausages are heated
Frankfurter_Würstchen
Medication
decrease high blood uric acid levels. It is specifically used to prevent gout, prevent specific types of kidney stones and for the high uric acid levels
Allopurinol
Sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the rectum
into the rectum for sexual pleasure. They often have a flanged end to prevent the device from being lost inside the rectum. Rectal dilators were originally
Butt_plug
Mineral, quartz variety
amethyst and carved drinking vessels from it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. Amethyst, a semiprecious stone, is often used in jewelry
Amethyst
United Nations peacekeeping force in Macedonia
The United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) was established on 31 March 1995 in Security Council Resolution 983 to replace the United Nations
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force
United_Nations_Preventive_Deployment_Force
Film by Alfred Hitchcock
Canadian civilian in London, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called "The 39 Steps" from stealing British military
The_39_Steps_(1935_film)
Season of television series
superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The fourth and final season premiered
Heroes_season_4
Former Mexican federal police
in 1999 by the initiative of President Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000) to prevent, combat, and enforce the law that drugs should not circulate on Mexico's
Federal_Police_(Mexico)
Intentional act causing one's own death
spontaneously used after the principal is perceived to have failed to prevent pain or suffering) or primary (i.e., a succeeding method initiated after
Suicide
Prevention charity
Prevent Breast Cancer is a UK charity funding research solely aimed at preventing breast cancer. The Manchester-based charity aims to promote early diagnosis
Prevent_Breast_Cancer
Mammalian protein found in humans
prevent cancer formation. As such, p53 has been described as "the guardian of the genome" because of its role in conserving stability by preventing genome
P53
Basic sailing maneuver, where ship turns its stern through the wind
helmsmanship is required to prevent "by the lee" conditions and keeping clear of the boom sweep is advised. In larger stable boats, a preventer can help by keeping
Jibe
Group of diseases involving cell growth
pollution. Due to having shared causes in common, efforts to prevent cancer often help prevent other diseases as well as improve the environment. Cancer
Cancer
Deposition of a government
paramilitary faction led by Ernst Röhm, but Nazi propaganda justified it as preventing a supposed putsch planned or attempted by Röhm. The Nazi term Röhm-Putsch
Coup_d'état
Excess of fear
Cowardice is a characteristic wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. It is the opposite of courage. As a label
Cowardice
Beta blocker drug
performance anxiety, and essential tremors, as well as to prevent migraine headaches, and to prevent further heart problems in those with angina or previous
Propranolol
Backflow prevention device
outside air) and preventing backflow of water. A more complex valve that accomplishes much the same purpose is the backflow preventer. Vacuum relief valves
Vacuum_breaker
Type of fur jacket
onwards usually wore hanging loose over the left shoulder, ostensibly to prevent sword cuts. The name also came to refer to a fashionable style of woman's
Pelisse
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
necessary to bring an end to the war with minimal casualties and ultimately prevented a greater loss of life on both sides, and also assert that the demonstration
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
List of engineering errors
notable incidents. Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused by a faulty blowout preventer. Fort Montgomery was sometimes referred to as "Fort Blunder", because
List_of_engineering_blunders
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