No. A protocol is a set of rules that govern communication. The rules may include the format of data, the different messages that can be exchanged, rules for confirming that data arrived, etc.
Different software implementations for a protocol can vary in some details, especially internal details of how data is handled; the point, of having a protocol, is that the response to certain messages or events has to be predictable.
software protocol list
protocol converter
Hypertext is the software language commonly used to write websites, Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the application protocol used to exchange hypertext between devices.
icann
Ethernet is not a device, it is software protocol. There is hardware to implement the protocol, e.g. NICs, switches, hubs, etc.
Protocol analyzer
icann
Hypertext Transfer Protocol software is used for world wide web
MySpaceIM utilizes a text based protocol developed by MySpace. No official documentation is available, an unofficial protocol specification has been produced as part of the effort to implement the protocol in Pidgin.
the acronym that stands for hypertext transfer protocol
The window network monitor utility
A protocol analyzer or packet analyzer is a hardware or software tool used to intercept digital communications occurring over a portion of a network. Examples of packet analyzers (hardware and software) products are: Wireshark (Ethereal) tcpdump Netscout snoop