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Protocol

Protocol Meaning & Definition
Protocol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Protocol?

[n] code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"
[n] forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
[n] (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

Synonyms | Synonyms for Protocol: communications protocol

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See Also | code of behavior | code of conduct | etiquette | file transfer protocol | ftp | HTTP | hypertext transfer protocol | MIDI | musical instrument digital interface | prescript | rule | TCP | TCP/IP | transmission control protocol | transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Protocol In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro"to*col\, n. [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. ? the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written; prw^tos the first (see {Proto-}) + ? glue.] 1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. --Burrill. 2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction. 3. (Diplomacy) (a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on. (b) A convention not formally ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
\Pro"to*col\, v. t. To make a protocol of.
\Pro"to*col\, v. i. To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. --Carlyle.

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