Hypertext Webster Gateway: "protocol"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. t.
To make a protocol of.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. i.
To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue
protocols. --Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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"
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