A device or measure that prevents or reduces the spreading of something, such as disease or flame.
From anti- + spreader. This practical compound emerges from medical and public health terminology, especially in the 20th century.
During pandemics, antispreaders—from masks to quarantine protocols to air filters—become matters of life and death, revealing how simple design and behavior changes can control whether diseases spread through entire populations.
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