Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
- noun A code of correct conduct.
- noun The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification.
- noun A preliminary draft or record of a transaction.
- noun The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment.
- noun Computers A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.
- intransitive verb To form or issue protocols.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The original of any writing.
- noun In diplomacy, the minutes or rough draft of an instrument or a transaction; hence, the original copy of any despatch, treaty, or other document; a document serving as a preliminary to or opening of any diplomatic transaction; also, a diplomatic document or minute of proceedings signed by friendly powers in order to secure certain diplomatic ends by peaceful means.
- noun A record or registry; in law, a notary's record of copies of his acts.
- noun In the parts of the United States acquired from Mexico, the original record of the transfer of land.
- To form protocols or first drafts; issue protocols.
- To make a protocol of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make a protocol of.
- intransitive verb To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
- noun The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
- noun The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
- noun A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
- noun A convention not formally ratified.
- noun An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete, transitive To make a protocol of.
- verb obsolete, intransitive To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
- noun (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
- noun code of correct conduct
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The more generic url path would match the later element. url [@protocol] matches URL elements that have a protocol attribute, no matter what its value is.
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The more generic url path would match the later element. url [@protocol] matches URL elements that have a protocol attribute, no matter what its value is.
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The word protocol refers to a strict code of behavior within a rigidly hierarchical group such as the military or the diplomatic corps.
Lisa Mirza Grotts: Royal Boot Camp: 16 Days and Counting Lisa Mirza Grotts 2011
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The word protocol refers to a strict code of behavior within a rigidly hierarchical group such as the military or the diplomatic corps.
Lisa Mirza Grotts: Royal Boot Camp: 16 Days and Counting Lisa Mirza Grotts 2011
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“The word protocol means ‘manners,’” Miss Crum said.
Liberty Porter First Daughter Julia DeVillers 2009
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“The word protocol means ‘manners,’” Miss Crum said.
Liberty Porter First Daughter Julia DeVillers 2009
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“The word protocol means ‘manners,’” Miss Crum said.
Liberty Porter First Daughter Julia DeVillers 2009
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In Brazil, for example, officials initially questioned the need to measure corporate-level greenhouse gases, while in China the word "protocol" triggered alarm as it translates in Mandarin into mandatory action.
Janet Ranganathan: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Unveils Standards for Corporate Value Chain and Products Janet Ranganathan 2011
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In Brazil, for example, officials initially questioned the need to measure corporate-level greenhouse gases, while in China the word "protocol" triggered alarm as it translates in Mandarin into mandatory action.
Janet Ranganathan: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Unveils Standards for Corporate Value Chain and Products Janet Ranganathan 2011
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December 22 column on the rise of what he calls a protocol economy displays the common habits of error and fuddled logic that Brooks routinely employs to assert that the sky is green.
The Inverse Square Blog Tom 2010
fbharjo commented on the word protocol
"first glue" ???
πρωτόκολλον 1st glue literally ( see etymology above)
February 18, 2007