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'''Guard''' may refer to:
==Professional occupations==
* [[Bodyguard]], who protects an individual from personal assault
* [[Crossing guard]], who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* [[Prison guard]], who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail
* [[Security guard]], who protects property, assets, or people
* [[conductor (transportation)#Train Conductor (UK and Australasia)|Train conductor]], in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand
==Security and military==
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* [[Guards unit]], a type of military unit of the former Soviet Union.
* [[Russian Guards]] of Russia and the Soviet Union
* [[Ukrainian Guards]] of Ukraine.
* [[Border guard]], a state security agency
* [[Coast guard]], responsible for services at sea
* [[National Guard]], domestic defense units which may have military or law enforcement missions
==Sports==
* [[Guard (American football)]], a player between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a team
* [[Guard (grappling)]], a position in martial arts in which the person on the bottom has his/her legs/hips between themselves and their opponent.
* [[Point guard]], a basketball position
* [[Shooting guard]], a basketball position
* A defensive position in [[ward (fencing)|historical fencing]] (see also [[En Garde]])
==Others==
* [[Guard (computing)]], a programming language expression that directs program execution
* [[Guard (weapon)]], the handle of a sword
* [[Guard dog]], employed to watch for unwanted or unexpected animals or people
* [[Guard interval]], intervals in transmission, used in telecommunications
* [[The Guard]], a Canadian television series
* In buildings, a "guard" can mean a barrier to stop people from falling off edges of raised walking surfaces.
* [[Abdominal guarding]], a medical sign
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