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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•to•col /ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, -ˌkɑl/USA pronunciation n. - Government[uncountable] the customs, rules, and regulations dealing with formal courtesies, good manners, or diplomatic relations between countries.
- Government[countable] an original draft, or part of a written record from which a document, esp. a treaty, is prepared.
- Computing[countable] a set of rules governing the format of messages exchanged between computers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•to•col (prō′tə kôl′, -kol′, -kōl′),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- Governmentan original draft, minute, or record from which a document, esp. a treaty, is prepared.
- Governmenta supplementary international agreement.
- Governmentan agreement between states.
- Governmentan annex to a treaty giving data relating to it.
- Medicinethe plan for carrying out a scientific study or a patient's treatment regimen.
- Computinga set of rules governing the format of messages that are exchanged between computers.
- PhilosophyAlso called pro′tocol state′ment, pro′tocol sen′tence, pro′tocol proposi′tion. a statement reporting an observation or experience in the most fundamental terms without interpretation: sometimes taken as the basis of empirical verification, as of scientific laws.
v.i. - Governmentto draft or issue a protocol.
- Late Greek prōtókollon origin, originally, a leaf or tag attached to a rolled papyrus manuscript and containing notes as to contents. See proto-, colloid
- Medieval Latin prōtocollum
- 1535–45; earlier protocoll
pro•to•col•ar (prō′tə kol′ər),USA pronunciation pro′to•col′a•ry, pro′to•col′ic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: protocol /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/ n - the formal etiquette and code of behaviour, precedence, and procedure for state and diplomatic ceremonies
- a memorandum or record of an agreement, esp one reached in international negotiations, a meeting, etc
- (chiefly US) a record of data or observations on a particular experiment or proceeding
- an annexe appended to a treaty to deal with subsidiary matters or to render the treaty more lucid
- an amendment to a treaty or convention
- the set form in which data must be presented for handling by a particular computer configuration, esp in the transmission of information between different computer systems
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin prōtocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon sheet glued to the front of a manuscript, from proto- + kolla glue |