'Protocol' definitions:
Definition of 'protocol'
(from WordNet)
noun
(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data [syn: protocol, communications protocol]
noun
Forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
noun
Code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"
Definition of 'Protocol'
From: GCIDE
- Protocol \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Protocol'
From: GCIDE
- Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. t. To make a protocol of. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Protocol'
From: GCIDE
- Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. i. To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'protocol'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- agenda,
- agreement,
- amenities,
- arrangement,
- authority,
- bargain,
- batting order,
- bill,
- bill of fare,
- binding agreement,
- blueprint,
- bond,
- budget,
- calendar,
- card,
- carte du jour,
- cartel,
- civilities,
- civility,
- collective agreement,
- comity,
- compact,
- concordat,
- consortium,
- contract,
- convention,
- conventions,
- courtliness,
- covenant,
- covenant of salt,
- customs,
- deal,
- decencies,
- decorum,
- dicker,
- diplomacy,
- diplomatic code,
- docket,
- draft,
- elegance,
- elegancies,
- employment contract,
- etiquette,
- exquisite manners,
- form,
- formal agreement,
- formalities,
- formality,
- good form,
- good manners,
- ironclad agreement,
- legal agreement,
- legal contract,
- lineup,
- list of agenda,
- manners,
- memorandum,
- menu,
- minute,
- mores,
- mutual agreement,
- natural politeness,
- note,
- outline,
- pact,
- paction,
- playbill,
- point of etiquette,
- politeness,
- politesse,
- practice,
- program,
- program of operation,
- programma,
- promise,
- proprieties,
- prospectus,
- punctilio,
- quiet good manners,
- roster,
- rules of conduct,
- schedule,
- slate,
- social code,
- social conduct,
- social graces,
- social procedures,
- social usage,
- stipulation,
- transaction,
- treaty,
- understanding,
- union contract,
- usage,
- valid contract,
- wage contract