protocol

(prō'tə-kôl', -kōl', -kŏl')

1. 1. The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
   2. A code of correct conduct: safety protocols; academic protocol.
2. The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification.
3. A preliminary draft or record of a transaction.
4. The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment.
5. Computer Science. A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.

[French protocole, from Old French prothocolle, draft of a document, from Medieval Latin prōtocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon, table of contents, first sheet : Greek prōto-, proto- + Greek kollēma, sheets of a papyrus glued together (from kollān, to glue together , from kolla, glue).]

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The step-by-step procedure for carrying out an experimental design.

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The format and procedure that governs the transmitting and receiving of data. The term comes from the Greek "protokollon," which was the cover page to a manuscript that provided a description of the contents. See communications protocol, protocol stack and OSI.

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noun

Strict observance of social conventions: ceremoniousness, ceremony, formality, punctiliousness. See courtesy/discourtesy.

Definition: rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation
Antonyms: bad manners, crudeness, impropriety

The formal technique and procedure for conducting an investigation, such as fitness testing or drugs testing.

A brief summary; the minutes of a meeting; the etiquette of diplomacy.

Protocol refers to a summarized document or the minutes of a meeting that are initialed by the parties present to indicate the accuracy of the document or minutes.

Protocol is a section of the department of state that is responsible for advising the government, the president, the vice president, and the secretary of state on matters of diplomatic procedure governed by law or international custom and practice. Protocol is the method of officially ranking or receiving government officials.

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1. the original notes made on a necropsy, an experiment, or on a case of disease.
2. a strict plan of formal procedure at a prestigious gathering.
3. a set of rules governing the format and chronology of message exchange in a communications system.

• General Technology - protocol: set of rules governing information exchange
• Internet and World Wide Web - protocol: agreed set of rules enabling communication between otherwise incompatible software, networks, etc.
• Diplomacy and Diplomats - protocol: preliminary diplomatic agreement or records of diplomatic conference that form basis for final treaty

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Protocol may refer to:

Contents 1 Society 2 The arts 3 Science 4 Communications 5 Computer related 6 See also

Society

• Protocol, etiquette
• Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state
• Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states
• The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an antisemitic tract
• Kyoto Protocol, a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Protocol I, an amendment to the Geneva Conventions
• Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, a United Nations convention on the status of refugees

The arts

• Protocol (band), British band
• Protocol (film), a 1984 comedy film
• Protocol (album), the début album/EP from Simon Phillips

Science

• Protocol (natural sciences), a predefined written procedural method of conducting experiments
• Clinical trial protocol, a document that plans a clinical trial
• Medical protocol, guidelines for medical treatment

Communications

• Communications protocol, a set of rules & regulations that determine how data is transmitted in telecommunications and computer networking
• Cryptographic protocol, a protocol for encrypting messages
• Proprietary protocol, a telecommunications protocol that is patented
• Quantum cryptography protocol, a protocol for encrypting messages
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a set of rules for the design of an electronic mail system

Computer related

• AAA protocol, a computer security protocol
• Protocol Buffers, a serialization format of computer software
• Protocol (object-oriented programming), a common means for unrelated objects to communicate with each other
• Routing protocol, a set of rules that determines how routers shall route communications
• URI scheme, often referred to as "protocol"

See also

• Proto
• List of network protocols

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - protokol, etikette
v. intr. - protokollere

Nederlands (Dutch)
protocol, memorandum

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Pol, Comput) protocole
v. intr. - établir un protocole

Deutsch (German)
n. - Protokoll
v. - protokollieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εθιμοτυπικό πρωτόκολλο, εθιμοτυπία, εθιμοταξία, ετικέτα, (Η/Υ) πρωτόκολλο
v. - πρωτοκολλώ

Italiano (Italian)
protocollo, protocollare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - protocolo (m)
v. - protocolar

Русский (Russian)
протокол, составлять протокол

Español (Spanish)
n. - protocolo, registro
v. intr. - protocolizar, inscribir en un convenio o protocolo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - protokoll, etikettsregler, utkast till fördrag
v. - protokollföra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
议定书, 草案, 协议, 礼节, 拟定或颁布议定书

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 議定書, 草案, 協定, 禮節
v. intr. - 擬定或頒布議定書

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 프로토콜, 의정서, 조서
v. intr. - 의정서를 작성하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 外交儀礼, 原本, 議定書, プロトコル, 実験計画案
v. - 議定書を作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاصول الدبلوماسيه, مراسم, اتفاق تمهيدي, ملحق لمعاهدة محضر جلسات, تقاليد و آداب اللياقه و المجامله (فعل) يجهز وثائق معاهدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרוטוקול, זכרון-דברים, דו"ח, תקנון-נוהג, כללי העברה אלקטרונית של נתונים בין מתקנים‬
v. intr. - ‮רשם זכרון-דברים‬

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