protocol

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
  2. noun forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
  3. noun code of correct conduct

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French protocolle, protocole (“document, record”), from Late Latin protocollum (“the first sheet of a volume (on which contents and errata were written)”), from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon, “first sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

communications protocol

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
rule
Narrower (hyponyms)
hypertext transfer protocol, transmission control protocol, musical instrument digital interface, transmission control protocol/internet protocol, file transfer protocol

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