 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
protocol
noun
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"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, noun [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.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or
transaction.
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.
4. A strict code of etiquette for conduct of behavior among
diplomatic or military personnel.
5. A detailed plan for conduct of a scientific or medical
experiment or procedure. A term used especially in conduct
of medical research requiring approval of a regulatory
agency.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, verb (used with an object)
To make a protocol of.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, verb (used without an object)
To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue
protocols. --Carlyle.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "protocol":
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
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [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}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [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 set}s, sequencing of
messages etc.
Many protocols are defined by {RFC}s or by {OSI}.
See also {handshaking}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-01-12)
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