sigurnosna

Sigurnosna is an adjective used in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian to mean security-related or safety-related. It is formed from the noun sigurnost (security, safety) and is inflected to agree with the noun it modifies, most commonly in the feminine singular form, as in sigurnosna kopija, sigurnosna provjera or sigurnosna politika. The term appears across technical, governmental and everyday language to describe measures, systems or procedures designed to protect people, data or property.

In practice, sigurnosna is frequently used in compound phrases that specify the domain of protection. Examples include sigurnosna kopija (backup copy), sigurnosna provjera (security check), sigurnosna politika (security policy) and sigurnosna zaštita (security protection). It also appears in IT, telecommunications, transportation and public administration to label controls and safeguards.

Usage notes include that sigurnosna functions as a regular attributive adjective and typically precedes the noun it modifies; its masculine and neuter forms are sigurnosni and sigurnosno, respectively. While safe to translate as “security-related” or “safety-related,” the exact sense depends on context—ranging from physical security to information security or risk management. The related noun sigurnost and related terms such as sigurnosne mjere (security measures) are commonly encountered in official or technical discourse.

Overall, sigurnosna serves as a standard linguistic tool for indicating that a given object, policy or procedure is intended to protect or secure, rather than describing inherent qualities of the object itself. See also sigurnost and sigurnosne mjere for related concepts.