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pro·to·col (prōt′ə kôl′, -käl′, -kōl′)

noun

  1. an original draft or record of a document, negotiation, etc.

  2. Etymology: Fr protocole

    1. a diplomatic agreement, esp. one that amends, clarifies, or adds to a treaty
    2. the code of ceremonial forms and courtesies, of precedence, etc. accepted as proper and correct in official dealings, as between heads of states or diplomatic officials
  3. in science and medicine, a formal set of rules and procedures to be followed during a particular research experiment, course of treatment, etc.
  4. a set of rules governing the communication and the transfer of data between machines, as in a computer system

Etymology: Early ModE prothocoll < MFr prothocole < ML protocollum < LGr prōtokollon, first leaf glued to a manuscript (describing the contents) < Gr prōto-, proto- + kolla, glue

transitive verb protocolled -·colled′ or protocoled -·coled′, protocolling -·col′·ling or protocoling -·col′·ing

to issue in a protocol

intransitive verb

to draw up a protocol

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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protocol Synonyms

protocol

n.

  1. Contract

    obligation, compact, treaty; see contract.

  2. Standards

    order, rules, etiquette; see custom 1, 2.


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protocol Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • rout: By routing a protocol through a hardware device, the machine can act as a client or server for a particular type of network.

Adjective modifier

  • cryptographic: The topic for this tutorial will be cryptographic protocols.

Modifies a noun

  • conformance: Experience of the development of protocol conformance test system for wireless technologies, TTCN and associated run-time environment and C++ would be highly advantageous.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-action: None of the steps which may be expected to feature in a pre-action protocol were taken.
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