ochrané

Ochranné is a Czech and Slovak adjective form commonly translated as "protective" or "safeguarding." It appears as an inflected variant of the base adjective ochranný (or ochranná/ochranné depending on gender and number) and is used to qualify nouns in contexts related to safety, defense, and legal protection. The term derives from the noun ochrana ("protection") and the verb ochránit/ chrániť ("to protect").

In everyday and technical usage, ochranné modifies a wide range of nouns, producing phrases such as ochranné pomůcky (protective equipment or personal protective equipment), ochranné pásmo (protective zone or buffer zone), and ochranné známky (trademarks). It appears frequently in occupational safety, environmental regulation, intellectual property law and product design, where it denotes features or measures intended to prevent harm, contamination, infringement or damage.

Grammatically, ochranné is one of several gender- and number-specific forms of the adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies according to the rules of Czech and Slovak inflection. Its precise form varies with case, gender and plurality.

The term is widely used in official documents, standards and public information to label protective measures or categories; its English equivalents depend on context and may include "protective," "safeguarding," "safety" or "protective-related."