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protocol

pro·to·col

UK/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/ US/ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/ fairly common

noun

1.

(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

Synonyms
2.

forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state

3.

code of correct conduct

  • “safety protocols”
  • “academic protocol”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French protocolle, protocole (“document, record”), from Late Latin protocollum (“the first sheet of a volume (on which contents and errata were written)”), from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon, “first sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Phrases

  • Address Resolution Protocol
  • application protocol data unit
  • bonding protocol
  • Budwig protocol
  • Chicago Protocol
  • File Transfer Protocol
  • Internet Protocol
  • Kyoto Protocol

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