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English

Pronunciation

\Pro"to*col\

Etymology

protocole, protocollum, from [Πρωτόκολλο (Πρώτο+κολλάω)] 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.)

Noun

A rule, guideline, or document which guides how an activity should be performed.
The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
The minutes, or rough draft, of an instrument or transaction.
In the Context of A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
In the Context of A convention not formally ratified.
In the Context of An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data, especially across a network. A message syntax or electrical specification and a description 2 or more communication nodes: finite state machine|state machines, the transition function|transition functions of which take messages or times as input and, when then so triggered, may themselves send messages.

Verb

, : To make a protocol of.
, : To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. t.
To make a protocol of.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. i.
To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue
protocols. --Carlyle.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or
transaction.
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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.
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WordNet protocol
n 1: (computer science) rules determining the format and
transmission of data [syn: communications protocol]
2: forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and
heads of state
3: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic
protocol"

Moby Dictionary
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

Jargon protocol n. As used by hackers, this never refers to niceties about the
proper form for addressing letters to the Papal Nuncio or the order in
which one should use the forks in a Russian-style place setting; hackers
don't care about such things. It is used instead to describe any set of
rules that allow different machines or pieces of software to coordinate
with each other without ambiguity. So, for example, it does include
niceties about the proper form for addressing packets on a network or
the order in which one should use the forks in the Dining Philosophers
Problem. It implies that there is some common message format and an
accepted set of primitives or commands that all parties involved
understand, and that transactions among them follow predictable logical
sequences. See also handshaking, do protocol.

FOLDOC protocol

A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data,
especially across a network. Low level protocols define the
electrical and physical standards to be observed, bit- and
byte-ordering and the transmission and {error detection and
correction} of the bit stream. High level protocols deal with
the data formatting, including the syntax of messages, the
terminal to computer dialogue, character sets, sequencing of
messages etc.

Many protocols are defined by RFCs or by OSI.

See also handshaking.

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(1995-01-12)

PROTOCOL, civil law, international law. A record or register. Among the Romans, protocollunt was a writing at the head of the first page of the paper used by the notaries or tabellions. Nov. 44. 2. In France the minutes of notarial acts were formerly transcribed on registers, which were called protocols. Toull. Dr. Civ. Fr. liv. 3, t. 3, c. 6, s. 1, n. 413. 3. By the German law it signifies the minutes of any transaction. Eneye. Amer. Protocol. In the latter sense the word has of late been received into international law. Ibid.