protocol

protocol
[[t]pro͟ʊtəkɒl, AM -kɔːl[/t]]
protocols
1) N-VAR Protocol is a system of rules about the correct way to act in formal situations.

He has become something of a stickler for the finer observances of royal protocol.

...minor breaches of protocol.

2) N-COUNT A protocol is a set of rules for exchanging information between computers.
3) N-COUNT A protocol is a written record of a treaty or agreement that has been made by two or more countries. [FORMAL]

...the Montreal Protocol to phase out use and production of CFCs...

There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons.

Syn:
4) N-COUNT A protocol is a plan for a course of medical treatment, or a plan for a scientific experiment. [AM, FORMAL]

...the detoxification protocol.


English dictionary. 2008.

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