'Protocol' definitions:

Definition of 'protocol'

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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'

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